
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Former Royal Hotel Built as an inn by Joseph Taite in 1753, at the same time the Tadcaster-Otley road became a turnpike. The original section of the building is recorded as the first substantial house in Boston Spa and was named 'Farrers Hotel'. The building is Grade II Listed Recorded plaque organisation: Boston Spa Parish Council.
Joseph Taite built the Former Royal Hotel in 1753, which marked the development of Boston Spa with its status as the area's first substantial house; the hotel's construction coincided with the Tadcaster-Otley road becoming a turnpike, underscoring its role in local economic and infrastructural growth.
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