Description

THE ESPLANADE
1.
1577

SZ 5992 2/24 The Esplanade Hotel

II GV

2.
The Hotel consists of two buildings: The Western portion is High
Victorian, painted brick of three storeys and attic. Main block with
rounded corners to front and recessed gabled bay of nearly equal width
to West. The main block has elaborate brick eaves cornice of paired
brackets with intricate diamond cut brick and rendered detailing. First
floor dentil cornice again with diamond cut details and frieze of panels
with leaf decoration in relief. Ground floor cornice has bands of Greek
Key and dog tooth pattern. Ground floor has banded rustication and is
raised on plinth. Paired round headed windows with deep voussoirs and
Keystones, colonettes with foliate capitals in between. Centre window,
originally doorway, has moulded arch with masque Keystone and recessed
panels in spandrels with elaborate fruit carving. First floor windows
also paired but with colonettes only to ones on rounded corners, the
centre ones with segmental arches. Second floor windows are single with
chamfered edges to moorish type rendered arches. The ground floor of
recessed bay has round headed windows with moulded arches and masque
Keystones. Marble columns flank the centre window and have heavy basket
type capitals with fruit decoration. The windows on the first and second
floors are paired and single, similar to those on main block some with
rendered arches with incised detail. Three windows in attic of gable
with common sill, flat arches and Keystones. The ground and first
floor cornices of the main block are carried over. Ornate cast iron
balcony to first floor of main block and second floor of recessed bay.
Individual balconies of same style second floor of main block. Hipped
slate roof to main block with two gabled dormers with pendant finials.
Terrace behind them with similar cast iron balustrade to balconies.

The Eastern portion is circa 1830. Three storeys stucco faced. Two
bows of two windows and third windows to centre. Main cornice and
parapet. Second floor moulded sill course. First floor cornice and
first floor sill course. Plinth. Windows recessed, sash, some
glazing bars intact.

Nos 15 to 20 (consec) form a group.

Listing NGR: SZ5944292839

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26528148

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)