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The Spa

A Grade II* Listed Building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.2757 / 54°16'32"N

Longitude: -0.3974 / 0°23'50"W

OS Eastings: 504447

OS Northings: 487854

OS Grid: TA044878

Mapcode National: GBR TMN0.R1

Mapcode Global: WHGC0.VSXK

Plus Code: 9C6X7JG3+72

Entry Name: The Spa

Listing Date: 8 June 1973

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1259818

English Heritage Legacy ID: 443955

Also known as: Scarborough Spa

ID on this website: 101259818

Location: South Cliff Gardens, South Cliff, North Yorkshire, YO11

County: North Yorkshire

District: Scarborough

Electoral Ward/Division: Ramshill

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Scarborough St Martin

Church of England Diocese: York

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Description


SCARBOROUGH

782/6/192 The Spa
08-JUN-1973

II*
The Spa dates back to the C18 when a mineral spring there became a place of
fashionable resort. Originally there was just a timber embanked terrace to
the shore. Later, in the early C19 a castellated building was raised. In
1858 Paxton designed the new ashlar faced Spa pavilion raised on terrace with
arcaded ground and 1st floor articulated by pilaster strips, 7 bays, with projecting pilastered corner towers with balustraded parapets. A cast iron verandah with 1st floor balcony encased the building and extended as covered walk in front of stalls and shops to the north along promenade. To the south was a terrace with bandstand and a free standing 2 storey and basement tower with open 2 bay arcades to upper levels and balustraded parapet. In 1877 a fire gutted the main pavilion.
From 1877 to 1880 the pavilion was restored and doubled in length by Verity
and Hunt. The south part of the present pavilion incorporates Paxton's building
with the 2 south towers. In the centre is a 3 storey slight projection with
deep entrance niche flanked by similar bays to end towers with paired pilasters
flanking 1st floor. The 2nd floor above is divided into 9 small windows, round
arched, by pilasters. Balustraded parapet, Surmounting this centre feature
is a set back belvedere storey with truncated pyramid leafed roof with cresting.
The north wing added by Verity and Hunt balances that to south with similar
corner towers. The new architects added leaf domed open belvederes to the
towers but these have been removed. Across the ground floor the cast iron verandah with side brackets to columns was extended across new part and had elaborate triple branch lamp standards some of which survive, The verandah is continued as gallery to single storey range along promenade to north. The bandstand to south has been rebuilt and Paxton's Tower replaced by 1920s ballroom.
Entrance hall has grand double staircase and blind arcading to walls. The
Spa was the most fashionable place of entertainment and rendezvous during the
Victorian hey-day of Scarborough, frequented by the Prince of Wales during
his visit to Scarborough as guest of the Londesboroughs.


Listing NGR: TA0386288570

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