ROYAL YORK HOTEL YORK TERRACE

ROYAL YORK HOTEL, 1 AND 2, THE ESPLANADE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1097935
Date first listed:: 12-Nov-1973
List Entry Name:: ROYAL YORK HOTEL YORK TERRACE
Statutory Address:: ROYAL YORK HOTEL, 1 AND 2, THE ESPLANADE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1097935
Date first listed:: 12-Nov-1973
List Entry Name:: ROYAL YORK HOTEL YORK TERRACE
Statutory Address 1:: ROYAL YORK HOTEL, 1 AND 2, THE ESPLANADE
Statutory Address 2:: YORK TERRACE, 1 AND 2, THE ESPLANADE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: ROYAL YORK HOTEL, 1 AND 2, THE ESPLANADE
Statutory Address:: YORK TERRACE, 1 AND 2, THE ESPLANADE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Devon
District:: East Devon (District Authority)
Parish:: Sidmouth
National Grid Reference:: SY1269087256

Details

THE ESPLANADE 1. 1633 Nos 1 and 2 (Royal York Hotel) York Terrace SY 1287 1/73 II GV 2. Adapted from 2 terrace houses circa 1810. 3 storeys stucco faced. Parapet with coping moulded cornice. 3 windows, to No 1, outer ones in shallow 3 storey bows. Later C19 casements. 0French windows lst floor giving onto balcony which has been altered later C19 with heavy brackets, wooden balusters. but retains supports of tent-shaped canopy, curved out in front of bows. Central porch to No 1 contemporary with alterations to balcony, wood, ogee arched openings to side end front with balustrades, entablature over. Door altered but original semi-circular fanlight with looped radial glazing bars and original reeded case with panelled reveals and soffit. Early area railings survive to right of porch, with scrolled end panels. No 2 has a 2 window front. Recessed sashes on 2nd floor, glazing bars to upper sash only. 1st floor has circa 1900 accute angled French window bays giving onto tent-roofed balcony carried over from No 1. Ground floor retains 2 round headed sash windows and door converted to window in arched recesses. Area railings with splayed spear heads carried up flight of 3 steps to former entrance.

Nos 1 to 12 (consec) form a group.

Listing NGR: SY1269087256

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Legacy System number:: 87328
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.