Marine Hotel

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

SEATON CAREW THE FRONT NZ 52 NW (west side) 7/142 No. 6 (Marine Hotel)

- II

Seaside hotel; 1900 dated on plaques under eaves in bays 2 and 4. Rendered and painted brick, Welsh slate roof with 4 tall corniced ridge stacks, that to south end having lesenes running up through gable ends. Modified English Renaissance style. 3-storey, 4-bay front, the left bay, canted round corner, has pierced parapet. Bays 2 and 4 are gabled with blank lunettes holding rampant lions. Similar lunette crowns wider recessed 3rd bay with 5 single windows on each floor. Bands of relief ornament between floors form balconies in this bay. Panelled door with fanlight under 3-centred arch flanked by narrow windows. 3-centred-arched windows to ground floor of bays 2 and 4. Other windows are 3-and 6-light with mullions and transoms. Quasi- Ionic columns support eaves cornice. Lounge bar, to right of entrance, retains heavily-moulded ceiling cornice and original bar fittings. Later singles 2-and 3-storey extensions to rear are not of interest.

Listing NGR: NZ5249629818

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1771 IOE Records taken by Thomas Sample; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Thomas Sample. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project