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Queens Head, Chester-le-Street


The Queen's Head is set back off Front Street in Chester-le-Street. Built as a coaching inn, the building dates from the early to mid 18th Century, at a time when Front Street formed part of the Great North Road from London to Edinburgh. The Queen's Head is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. The pub closed in September 2022 and the building was up for sale in 2025.

Chester-le-Street Former Public Houses Historic Buildings and Monuments in Chester-le-Street
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The Queens Head, Front Street, Chester-le-Street
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QUEENS HEAD HOTEL - Chester-le-Street - List Entry
- "Hotel. Early-mid C18. Painted roughcast brick, Welsh slate roof and rebuilt brick chimney stack. 3 storeys, 6 bays. Raised-and-chamfered quoins. Off-centre 6-panel door in wood doorcase with Roman Ionic columns, …
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The Queens Head hotel in Chester-le-Street
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Chester-le-Street: across Front Street
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Ex Chester-le-Street pub The Queens Head for sale for £250k
- Northern Echo, 15th October, 2025. "The Queens Head, on Front Street, Chester-le-Street, is being marketed by Savills. A Grade II listed pub, it closed its doors in September 2022 and …
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Geo / Heritage Meta Data

List number: 1311230
List grade: 2
County: County Durham
Post code: DH3 3BJ
Grid ref: NZ2743051367

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