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Beach House Hotel, 15 Church Street, Dunbar

A Category B Listed Building in Dunbar, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0023 / 56°0'8"N

Longitude: -2.5142 / 2°30'50"W

OS Eastings: 368032

OS Northings: 678937

OS Grid: NT680789

Mapcode National: GBR ND4V.JXY

Mapcode Global: WH8W0.CD0D

Plus Code: 9C8V2F2P+W8

Entry Name: Beach House Hotel, 15 Church Street, Dunbar

Listing Name: 15 Church Street, Beach House

Listing Date: 11 January 1988

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 360812

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24753

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200360812

Location: Dunbar

County: East Lothian

Town: Dunbar

Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Early 19th century. Two storey, basement and attic house. Original T-plan, three bay form extended by advanced and taller pavilion block to south circa 1825. Rendered, droved ashlar with piended slate roof at varying heights with slated gable dormers. 3 x 4 paned sashes.

West front of three bay original with raised cill course at first floor. Canted pilastered porch with side windows and tripartite panelled doors (outer and vestibule) with horizontally paned fanlights. Parapet above. Architraved windows with fielded panels above first floor sashes. North ground floor window altered as French windows. Extension block of one bay; plain margined windows and projecting string course below first floor.

North front with raised band course below full-height arched recess; tripartite window with 12-paned sash at first floor in recess; single window above. Rear east front: flat-roofed two storey extension block adjoining ground floor and basement of house, added by 1907. Interior: geometric tiled floor to porch and hall, with Greek key plasterwork and architraved doors. Decorative stained glass flanking hall entrance. Stone staircase with decorative cast-iron balustrade and timber rail. Shuttered windows, architraved doors. Alterations effected by extensions.

Statement of Interest

Formerly Beach Hotel, now divided into flats.

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