The Sun Hotel
THE SUN HOTEL, CASTLE TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1155096
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1953
- List Entry Name:
- The Sun Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE SUN HOTEL, CASTLE TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1155096
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1953
- List Entry Name:
- The Sun Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE SUN HOTEL, CASTLE TERRACE
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:
- THE SUN HOTEL, CASTLE TERRACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Warkworth
- National Grid Reference:
- NU 24797 05859
Details
NU 2405 WARKWORTH CASTLE TERRACE
22/289 The Sun Hotel 10.1.53
GV II
Hotel. C18 house of the Lewin family, largely rebuilt 1825 by John Muers. Front ashlar; other elevations squared stone of varying quality. Welsh slate roofs; some stacks rebuilt in brick. Plan: Built on sloping site, facing uphill; 3 rear wings and outshut.
Front elevation in two sections. Both parts have plinth and rusticated quoins. Right part 3 storeys, 3 bays, symmetrical. Central door of 6 beaded panels, under patterned fanlight, in surround with fluted columns and open- pedimented hood. 12-pane sash window above. Outer bays have tripartite sashes to ground and 1st floors; 9-pane short sashes (centre renewed) to top floor. Moulded eaves cornice. Coped gables; stepped-and-corniced right end stack, left end stack rebuilt on old base. Lower left part 2 storeys + attic, 3 bays, symmetrical. Central 6-panel door, with 8-pane overlight, under cornice on console brackets; flanking tripartite sashes; 12-pane sashses above. Moulded eaves cornice broken by central open-pedimented half dormer holding paired renewed 9-pane short sashes. Coped left end gable. All windows have slightly-projecting sills.
Right return: 2-bay gable end of front block shows blocked windows ground floor and 1st floor left, 12-pane sash 1st floor right and 9-pane short sashes to top floor. To right, behind C20 sun lounge, C18 3-bay rear wing with added C19 1st floor: central renewed door and ground-floor 12-pane sashes, all under keyed supra-lintels; renewed 12-pane sashes above; roof hipped to right.
Left return and rear elevations show various sash and casement windows.
Interior: Front block has 6-panel doors with beaded mouldings. Cocktail Bar (ground floor right) has floral cornice and anthemion frieze. Dog-leg stair with stick balusters, moulded handrail, panelled lower newel and carved tread ends; upper part altered. Dining Room in rear wing has fielded-panel doors and shutters, fluted frieze and dentil cornice.
Attached sun lounge is not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NU2479705859
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 237180
- 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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