Royal Dart Hotel
ROYAL DART HOTEL, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1146644
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Dart Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL DART HOTEL, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1146644
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Dart Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL DART HOTEL, FORE STREET
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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:
- ROYAL DART HOTEL, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kingswear
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 88172 51027
Details
SX 8851 KINGSWEAR FORE STREET
15/79 Royal Dart IIotel GV 11
Hotel overlooking River Dart and adjacent to railway station. Circa 1850. Italianate style stuccoed. Low pitched hipped bitumenised slate roof with over- sailing and bracketed eaves. The main block is three storeys and attic. Three bays to east (road) front. Rusticated stucco ground floor with segmentally headed recessed windows and right hand doorway. First floor band and first and second floor windows in three tall round-headed recesses with moulded arches and continuous impost. The second floor windows are round headed with panelled aprons below. Three square attic windows above moulded cornice. All sash win- dows with glazing bars. Very large segmentally arched carriageway on right (north) to quay, with five round-headed windows above (two blind), forming link- ing bridge to an Italianate tower on north side which has rusticated ground stage rusticated quoins to second stage with round-headed first floor windows and clock face with heavy moulded cornice above. Bell-stage with three small louvred open- ings on each side and hipped roof with large shaped brackets to eaves soffit. The river front of the main block has wide splayed two-storey bay with cast iron balcony with tented roof on thin iron columns. Two storey wing to north is car- ried over carriageway with first floor supported on iron columns forming a covered way to the railway station platforms. The Royal Dart Yacht Club (esta- blished 1866) had its club rooms in the hotel before moving to its new clubhouse in 1881. The Hotel was formerly known as the Royal Dart Yacht Club and Family Hotel.
Listing NGR: SX8817251027
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100573
- 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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