Description

YARMOUTH

SZ3589 QUAY STREET
1354-0/10/381 (North side)
18/01/67 The George Hotel

II*

Hotel, formerly mansion. c.1700-1710. Built by Henry Holmes.
Governor of the Isle of Wight as the Governor's house on the
site of a former governor's house, built after 1669 by Sir
Robert Holmes. It was converted into an inn in 1764. South
front stuccoed on ground floor and roughcast above, west front
painted brick with hipped old tiled roof with 2 tall brick
chimneystacks. 2 storeys and attics. 7 windows to south front
and 6 windows to west front. South front has 2 hipped dormers.
Sash windows, mainly 16-pane early C19 type but some with
horns. An old early C19 print shows the windows were
originally casements opening at the bottom. Wide eaves cornice
with guttering decorated by lion's head masks. Stringcourse
and plinth. Central early C19 doorcase with dentilled cornice
and pilasters. Rectangular fanlight with Gothick glazing.
Modern door. West front has 2 hipped dormers with casements.
1st floor has 4 early C18 windows with thick glazing bars. To
north and east is an extension of 1898, stuccoed with tiled
roof and brick chimneystacks and sash windows in keeping with
original part. Interior has hall with fine early C18 well
staircase with 3 turned balusters to each tread, scrolled
tread ends, column newel and marquetry inlay. 2 tall staircase
windows and early C18 panelling. Bar has cambered brick
fireplace flanked by pilasters and a bolection moulded
fireplace and deep fielded panelling with dado rail. Dining
Room also has deep fielded panelling and dado rail. No 7
bedroom has fielded panelling and dado rail similar to the
Dining Room. No. 8 bedroom has bolection-moulded fireplace.
Passage has marble fireplace. One of the grandest town house
interiors in the Isle of Wight.
(Pevsner: B O E Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: 777; C W R
Winter: Manor Houses of the Isle of Wight: 157).

Listing NGR: SZ3539089762

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17555757

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  For the Record
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)