Claremont Crescent, Anchor Head, Dauncey's Hotel, Lancaster Hotel, Somerset Legion House, the Crescent Hotel
1, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1137571
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Claremont Crescent, Anchor Head, Dauncey's Hotel, Lancaster Hotel, Somerset Legion House, the Crescent Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- 1, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
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- Date:
- 2001-09-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/05479/11
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1137571
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-1982
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-May-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Claremont Crescent, Anchor Head, Dauncey's Hotel, Lancaster Hotel, Somerset Legion House, the Crescent Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address 2:
- ANCHOR HEAD, 15,16,17,18 AND 19, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address 3:
- CLAREMONT CRESCENT, BIRNBECK ROAD, BS23 2ED
- Statutory Address 4:
- DAUNCEY'S HOTEL, 11,12,13 AND 14, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address 5:
- LANCASTER HOTEL, 2 AND 3, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address 6:
- SOMERSET LEGION HOUSE, 4,5,6,7 AND 8, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address 7:
- THE CRESCENT HOTEL, 9 AND 10, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 1, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address:
- ANCHOR HEAD, 15,16,17,18 AND 19, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address:
- CLAREMONT CRESCENT, BIRNBECK ROAD, BS23 2ED
- Statutory Address:
- DAUNCEY'S HOTEL, 11,12,13 AND 14, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address:
- LANCASTER HOTEL, 2 AND 3, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address:
- SOMERSET LEGION HOUSE, 4,5,6,7 AND 8, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
- Statutory Address:
- THE CRESCENT HOTEL, 9 AND 10, CLAREMONT CRESCENT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Weston-Super-Mare
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 31030 62114
Details
ST 3162, 4/13;
ST 3062 SE, 5/13
CLAREMONT CRESCENT,
No. 1,
Nos. 2 and 3 (Lancaster Hotel),
Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (Somerset Legion House),
Nos. 9 and 10 (The Crescent Hotel),
Nos.11, 12, 13 and 14 (Dauncey's Hotel),
Nos. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 (Anchor Head)
05.08.82
II
1865-67. Shallow crescent of nineteen houses, now various hotels. Ashlar with rusticated
ground floors, mostly painted. Three storeys and attic, two windows to each house (1),
four to central house. Porches have flat entablature on columns with floral capitals;
some retain large pineapple finials. Attics of central five and end houses have tall
stone gabled dormers with broken segmental pediments. Some houses retain lower
gabled dormers with broken pediments. Front to sea imposing and less altered.
(1) Sashes mostly plate glass.
Listing NGR: ST3103062114
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 33195
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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