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Tanton's Hotel

A Grade II Listed Building in Bideford, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0164 / 51°0'59"N

Longitude: -4.205 / 4°12'18"W

OS Eastings: 245428

OS Northings: 126429

OS Grid: SS454264

Mapcode National: GBR KJ.JBJT

Mapcode Global: FRA 262F.HLT

Plus Code: 9C3Q2Q8V+HX

Entry Name: Tanton's Hotel

Listing Date: 8 November 1949

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1292476

English Heritage Legacy ID: 375904

ID on this website: 101292476

Location: Bideford, Torridge, Devon, EX39

County: Devon

District: Torridge

Civil Parish: Bideford

Built-Up Area: Bideford

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Bideford St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description



BIDEFORD

SS4526 NEW ROAD
842-1/6/203 (West side)
08/11/49 Tanton's Hotel

GV II

Hotel. Early C19. Solid rendered walls. Slate roofs. Centre of
front range hipped with flat top; wings and a rear range
running behind the whole building have pitched roofs paralled
to road, the rear range now heightened at left-hand end. 2
red-brick chimneys on rear range.
3 storeys, the centre of front range rising to 4 storeys.
3-window centre with slightly projecting wings, 3 windows to
left and 2 to right. 6-panelled door slightly off-centre to
right. Almost above it a round-headed semi-circular niche; it
now contains a classical figure in armour, brandishing a
sword, and is possibly a former ship's figurehead. Flanking it
are flattened bow windows rising though 3 storeys to the
bracketed eaves. Flat roof-top has patterned iron guard-rail.
Wings have similar bows in second storey, except that left
wing has a blind window in centre.
Sashes throughout; 3-paned in ground storey; 6-paned upper
sashes in the bow windows, with 4 panes in the side-lights; 3
over 6 panes in third-storey windows of the wings; 6-paned
upper sashes in middle third and fourth-storey windows of the
centre.
INTERIOR inspected only on ground storey, which appears to
have been wholly altered in late C20.
The building is shown on Wood's 1842 plan of Bideford as
'Commercial Inn'. Kelly's directory for 1856 and Billings's
directory for 1857 refer to a similar establishment, probably
this one, described variously as being in New Road and at
'Bridge end'. A photograph of 1863 shows it labelled Chester's
Commercial and Family Hotel; the whole building was then
3-storeyed. Morris's directory for 1870 lists it under its
present name and calls it a family and commercial hotel and
posting house. The building occupies a prominent waterside
position adjoining the Public Library, Town Hall and Bridge.
(Goaman M: Old Bideford and District: Bristol: 1968-: P.37).


Listing NGR: SS4542826429

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