The following text is from the original listed building designation:
ROCHESTER HIGH STREET (St TQ 7468 SE Margaret's Banks) 10/91 No 254 24.10.50 GV II Substantial house, now an hotel. Mid C18. Flemish bond red brick; roof not visible. Double-depth plan with off-centre rear stair. Lateral stacks. 2 storeys and half basement. Front: symmetrical 5-window range. Parapet with stone coping; cornice with console brackets: both these features return. Upper floor with 6-pane, the other floors with 12-pane sashes in revealed frames under rubbed brick flat arches. Prominent pointed plat band between ground and 1st floors. Central doorway (approached by stone flight of steps) with surround, raised and panelled reveals and door under a pediment obscured by advertisement. Ogee Gothick arch within. Interior: one room (front, left) with bolection moulded panelling; open well curved stair. Some door surrounds and internal framing visible.
Listing NGR: TQ7473468060

English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.