THE new name for the Imperial Hotel in Stroud was revealed yesterday. 

This comes as the nineteenth century building was listed as Grade II as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. 

It was revealed on BBC Points West that the hotel will be known as The Stroud.

The Imperial Hotel is one of just six sites across the country which have been newly listed. 

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It has been listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on Historic England’s advice, in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Built in 1863, the Imperial Hotel was designed by local Stroud architect Benjamin Becknall.