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Centre of Britain Hotel
The Centre of Britain Hotel is located on Main street in Haltwhistle. It was previously known as the Red Lion Hotel. The hotel has a three storey frontage; it's slightly projecting eastern bay is a rare example of a 15th/16th century pele tower. Though altered, it is important as a rare example of a pele tower surviving in an urban environment; the hotel is Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England.[1] The hotel takes it's name from the argument that Haltwhistle is the geographical centre of Great Britain.
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Centre of Britain Hotel, Main Street, Haltwhistle
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Sign for The Centre of Britain Hotel, Main Street
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(Former) pele tower, The Centre of Britain Hotel, Main Street
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RED LION HOTEL - Haltwhistle - List Entry
- "Hotel. Probably mid C15 pele tower with early-mid C18 wing; entire street front refaced and refenestrated in late C18-early C19. Rubble (rendered and painted on front), plain-tiled roofs and stone …
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Centre of Britain Hotel, Main Street, Haltwhistle
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Sign for The Centre of Britain Hotel, Main Street
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/87/26/2872677_641a00e4.jpg)
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(Former) pele tower, The Centre of Britain Hotel, Main Street
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![](/uploads/thumbs2/historic_england.png)
from https://historicengland.org.u…
RED LION HOTEL - Haltwhistle - List Entry
- "Hotel. Probably mid C15 pele tower with early-mid C18 wing; entire street front refaced and refenestrated in late C18-early C19. Rubble (rendered and painted on front), plain-tiled roofs and stone …
Added by
Simon Cotterill