Old Salisbury Hotel
OLD SALISBURY HOTEL, 78 AND 79, UNION STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1239223
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Old Salisbury Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- OLD SALISBURY HOTEL, 78 AND 79, UNION STREET
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- Date:
- 2003-03-06
- Reference:
- IOE01/09829/17
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1239223
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Old Salisbury Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD SALISBURY HOTEL, 78 AND 79, UNION STREET
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:
- OLD SALISBURY HOTEL, 78 AND 79, UNION STREET
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 59289 92893
Details
1. 1577 UNION STREET (West Side) Nos 78 & 79 (Old Salisbury Hotel) SZ 5992 2/360
II GV
2. Circa 1840/50. Corner site with Church Lane. Three storeys stucco faced. Dentil cornice and parapet, second floor string course. To Union Street: four windows on second floor, one blind, recessed, two light casements, plain stucco surrounds, each with frieze and cornice, sills with same moulding as cornice, break forward from string course, supported by consoles. The first floor and ground have irregular fenestration due to sloping site. Next to the corner on first floor is a large rectangular bay window of three lights, sashes later glazing bars, Doric pilasters, frieze and bracketed cornice. The centre window is recessed, sash, later glazing bars, flanked by pilasters with a broad flute, scrolled brackets and entablature, small iron balcony with stucco piers, on consoles. Directly below on the ground floor is a recessed window, the base of the balcony forming its entablature. To the right on a lower first floor level is an earlier canted bay of three lights, sashes, glazing bars, pilasters dividing, frieze and shallow cornice, apron. Above this a window similar to those on the second floor. Set across the corner with Church Lane on the first floor, is a bowed sash window, glazing bars intact, small cast iron balcony; the wall above is splayed out and curves up to rejoin right angle at second floor string course. On the ground floor adjacent to the corner is a modern caffe front. No 79 is a small C19 shop to the North at the other end of the front: plate glass window but retaining flanking pilasters and bracketed cornice. To Church Lane no windows in upper floors of main block. Ground floor retains frame of original corner shop with Doric pilasters and cornice. To the West is a taller hipped roof extension of one window.
Nos 78 to 81 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: SZ5928892895
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 417034
- 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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