Survey Data
Reg No
20846034
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Scientific, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
Hotel
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
138839, 41496
Date Recorded
19/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Attached five-bay three-storey hotel, built c.1820, with later five-bay, two-storey block to side (east). Formerly a pair of two- and three-bay houses. Pitched artificial slate roof having rendered chimneystacks with metal rainwater goods. Lined-and-ruled render walls and quoins. Camber-headed window openings having render sills and incised voussoirs with uPVC casement windows. Segmental-headed door opening to front (north) elevation, approached by limestone step, within render doorcase comprising engaged Doric columns surmounted by entablature, having timber panelled door. Wrought-iron railings to front (north) elevation, having triangular-profiled milestone within.
Appraisal
Formerly a pair of houses and now in single use, this substantial building occupies a prominent site at the entrance to the town. The retention of historic fabric such as its fine render details, wrought-iron railings and attached cast-iron milestone add to its character.