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The Great Bull Hotel was situated at 51-55 Westgate. This grade-II* listed pub was built in 1772 on the site of the 17th century Bull Inn. Over a million bricks was used in its construction and it reputedly had stabling for over 100 horses.

Source: Brian Smith

Listed building details:

1772 with adaptions. Four storey, nine-bay house with slightly projecting, pedimented five-bay centre. Red brick, all but pediment now stuccoed with incised lines and quoins. Banded first floor. Voussoir patterns over windows, the second floor keys supporting third-floor band. Stone modillion eaves and pediment cornices. Blank roundel and carved foliage in pediment. Replaced sash windows, all with stone cills; architraves on third floor. First floor centre a narrow Venetian window with Ionic order. Swag moulding below second floor centre window; and heavy wheat moulding frame on third floor. (these mouldings look circa 1900). Giant, quoined round-arched recess holds these centre windows. Added canted bays, with bulbous lead roofs, cover outer pairs of first floor windows. Pale terra-cotta ground floor with pilasters and entablature; and a central door arch in classical frame. Wood public house front at left.

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