Hotel Ryde Castle
HOTEL RYDE CASTLE, THE STRAND
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1238543
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Hotel Ryde Castle
- Statutory Address:
- HOTEL RYDE CASTLE, THE STRAND
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1238543
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Hotel Ryde Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOTEL RYDE CASTLE, THE STRAND
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:
- HOTEL RYDE CASTLE, THE STRAND
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ryde
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 59672 92713
Details
THE STRAND 1. 1577 (North Side) No 1 (Hotel Ryde Castle) SZ 5992 3/320
II GV
2. Circa 1840, originally private house in crenellated style, extended later to East. Two storeys, stone rubble with ashlar quoins, rendered coping to crenellated parapets. Main front to Esplanade: a square three storeyed entrance tower raised by an extra storey to South, both levels with crenel- lation and square and octagonal chimneys corbelled at angles. One window to first and second floors. Next to West: a slightly recessed bay of two windows first floor, three on ground floor followed by a three sided turret, slit windows to front and lancet on West side. Finally a slightly taller section of two windows first floor and rectangular bay to ground floor. Hipped slate roof visible through crenellation. The first floor of entrance tower has a three light canted bay, mullioned and transomed parapet with four gable capped finials. Second floor three light casement. The ground floor rectangular bay at West end is rendered with crenellation, French window in centre flanked by side lights. The other windows are two light casements, French windows to ground floor of recessed bay, set in rendered surrounds with drip moulds over. Rectangular entrance bay to Tower with cornice and shallow stepped pediment. Recessed modern double doors in moulded four centred arched surround, drip mould over. Rendered two storeyed and single storeyed wings have been added to the East, West and South in keeping with crenellated style, drip moulds over windows.
Nos 1 to 7 (consec) and Nos 9 to 20 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: SZ5967292713
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 416080
- 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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