| The Fleece Hotel | |
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 The Fleece Hotel (centre) | |
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| Former names | Golden Fleece Inn |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Address | 19 Westgate Street |
| Town or city | Gloucester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Completed | 1497 |
| Renovated | 2014 |
The Fleece Hotel, Westgate Street, Gloucester is a timber framed building dating from the 15th century, which incorporated a 12th-century stone undercroft. The building is part grade I and part grade II listed with Historic England.
The Fleece Hotel was first opened in 1497 as one of the three major inns of Gloucester to house pilgrims visiting the tomb of Edward II of England. The 12th century undercroft, known as the "Monk's Retreat" was originally part of a merchant's house, and was incorporated into the structure. [1] [2] By 1455, it was a property owned by Gloucester Abbey, and was developed into an inn by the Abbey during the 16th century. It was first recorded as the Golden Fleece Inn in 1673. The building was made part Grade I listed on 24 January 1952, [2] with other parts of the building made Grade II listed on 15 December 1998. [3]
After the building was left empty for around nine years, the hotel was purchased by Gloucester City Council in 2011. [4] Later that year, the council announced a £350,000 restoration scheme, with the leader of the city council, Paul James, saying "We want to restore it to bring it back into use and we want to do that as quickly as possible." [5] They subsequently undertook waterproofing work in both the salt loft and the kitchen block, with further repair works and partial demolition afterwards. [4] Two years later, plans were revealed for the building to be run as a backpacker's hostel by the YMCA, and with the undercroft operated as a cafe/bar. [1]
On 20 July 2017, the building suffered an arson attack which caused extensive damage, particularly to the roof, which made it unusable until repair work could be carried out. [6]
On 17 September 2019, Gloucester City Council announced that the site would be redeveloped into a boutique hotel in partnership with Dowdeswell Estates [7] [8]
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