SNN112689 - Historic building recording at Naseby Hotel (Formerly George Hotel), Kettering, Northamptonshire, July 2021

MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) was commissioned by Paul Simon Homes, to undertake a programme of historic building recording at the Naseby Hotel (formerly the George Hotel), Kettering (NGR SP 86629 78385, Fig 1). This was required prior to works being undertaken on the building (Planning Ref. APP/L2820/W/20/3262621) for alterations in line with redevelopment and change of use from hotel to multiple occupancy accommodation, restaurant and parking, landscaping and associated works. The Naseby Hotel is a large hotel complex located prominently on the corner of Sheep and George Streets in Kettering town centre, Northamptonshire. The interior of the hotel has almost entirely been remodelled during the mid to late-20th century when buildings of various ages were broken through to form a more consistently decorated hotel complex. Despite this, seven phases of construction and modification were elucidated during the investigation. While there have been structures on this site from the 16th century, the first phases for which there is substantive evidence dates to the 18th century.