The New Inn, Gloucester

at 16 Northgate St, Gloucester , GL1 1SF United Kingdom

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Description

The New Inn, 16 Northgate Street, Gloucester, England, is a timber framed building used as a public house, hotel and restaurant. It is the most complete surviving example of a medieval courtyard inn with galleries in Britain, and is a Grade I listed building. The announcement of Lady Jane Grey's succession to the British throne was made from the Inn gallery in 1553.HistoryThe Inn was built in 1450 by John Twyning, a monk, as a hostelry for the former Benedictine Abbey of St Peter. It is on the site of an earlier inn. After the dissolution of St Peter's the inn passed to the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral and was leased to various inn holders until it was sold in 1858. Stories that the inn was built to provide lodgings for pilgrims to the tomb of King Edward II were first recorded in the eighteenth century and may be incorrect.In 1553, King Edward VI died and Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen from the first floor gallery by the Abbott of Gloucester.It is thought that William Shakespeare may have performed at the Inn with his company The Lord Chamberlain's Men as it is known that the company did visit and perform in the city. Inns were often used for theatrical performances in England (Inn-yard theatre) and Spain (Corral de comedias).

Opening time

• Mondays: 07:00- 23:00
• Tuesdays: 00:00- 23:59
• Wednesdays: 07:00- 23:00
• Thursdays: 07:00- 23:00
• Fridays: 07:00- 00:00
• Saturdays: 08:00- 02:00
• Sundays: 08:00- 23:00

Company Rating

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Summary

The New Inn, Gloucester is Gloucester based place and this enity listed in Tours & Sightseeing category. Located at 16 Northgate St GL1 1SF. Contact phone number of The New Inn, Gloucester: (01452) 522177