The Lord Lister Hotel

The building is a listed property and was originally a Woolcombers house built in the late 18th century owned by Thomas William. It later became a Quaker School known as the Isaac Brown Academy and many of our eminent 19th century scientists were educated here. The most famous of these was Joseph Lister, who pioneered germ free operations and became known as the father of antiseptics. The school was partially burnt down in a fire in 1845 and was subsequently then rebuilt and a top floor was added around this time. The frontage has remained unchanged from that period and is a fine example of early Victorian architecture. The house was renamed Scott House in 1887 until it became the Lord Lister Hotel in 1930.

The cellars though not in use are very old, there is reputed to originally have been a tunnel across to the nearby Priory. As is the speculated case around much of Hitchin. This refurbished hotel with free Wi-Fi was built in the late 18th century. It is located on the edge of the medieval market town of Hitchin.