Description

SO 61 SE NEWNHAM HIGH STREET
(west side)
2/13
Victoria Hotel
10.1.55

GV II

Hotel, formerly Coaching Inn. Early C18. Central section rendered, wings
painted brick, crude moulded cornice over stone fascia, black and white painted
and modelled quoins centrally, painted quoins on brickwork sections; Welsh
slate roof. Long narrow structure in four units, in part parallel range; three
gables and pilastered unit to rear. Two storeys; street front complex: central
unit paired sashes in heavy stone surrounds, topped steep pediments, three
paired sashes above, all these without bars; unit left four sashes above one
casement and one late triple sash; right unit one sash then further two sash,
all these with glazing bars. Deep flat-topped, four-columned 'doric' portico,
good moulded bases but crude caps, architrave and moulded cornice; responds
to wall, modern doors: this added c.1840. At back, left, major unit, rendered,
has paired pilasters to centre bay, single pilasters at flanks, containing
three-window aedicules at principal level, sashes with glazing bars plus one
new door, right; above these three square sunk blank panels; paired sashes
with bars in double-gabled feature, right, and round-headed stair window, centre.
Interior has oak dog-leg stair with returned landing and curved well, early
C18 or late C17; three turned balusters per tread, handrail wreathed at foot
and over 'Serlian' pillars. Low, wide elliptical opening in entrance hall
with plain tuscan responds. Head of stair pair of fluted doric pilasters,
elliptical arch (left) and fine dentilled cornice. Landing, window with panel
surrounds and dado; one panel of painted glass, dated 1622, incorporated in
window. Room with C18 painted panelling over entrance; various chamfered and
stopped beams, many panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SO6900711577

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26481652

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