Description

WEYMOUTH

SY6778NE ST NICHOLAS STREET 873-1/23/228 (West side) 24/01/94 Nos.1 AND 2 The Sailor's Return Public House

GV II

2 houses, now public house. Late C18 with mid C19 alterations to exterior. Rendered over brick and rubble with slate roofs and rendered stacks. A corner building, facing S across the Inner Harbour, with rear wings at right angles to main single-depth range. 2 storeys and attic; 4-window front. The front to the quay has 2-light gabled dormers and mid/late C19 tripartite and 2/2-pane sashes; No.2 has C19 flush panel door flanked by large 6-pane lights in pilaster surround with cornice; No.1 has a 4-panel flush C19 door under a transom light. The outer end is gabled, and the corner hipped. Similar fenestration to return elevations and to C19 rear wings to No.2. INTERIOR of No.2 includes late C18 joinery with partitions, chinoiserie balustrade to staircase and neo-classical style chimneypieces. This building is a very prominent item in the historic streetscape, especially when viewed from across the Inner Harbour.



Listing NGR: SY6780478764

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)