Royal Victoria Hotel
Royal Victoria Hotel, Marina, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0BD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1286976
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Victoria Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- Royal Victoria Hotel, Marina, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0BD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1286976
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Victoria Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- Royal Victoria Hotel, Marina, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0BD
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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 Victoria Hotel, Marina, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0BD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Hastings (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 79899 08831
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 07/06/2019
TQ 7908 NE
10/415
St Leonards on Sea
MARINA
Royal Victoria Hotel
(Formerly listed under THE MARINA, St Leonards)
GV
II
1828 by James Burton, much altered in 1903. Stuccoed. Slate mansard roof. Five storeys, and attic. 1:3:3:3:1 windows, centre and ends project with pediments over, the centre three rising through the attic with Royal coat of arms in pediment. Second and third floor have giant order of pilasters supporting an entablature, at the centre and ends there are giant Corinthian columns. Second floor canted bay windows with ogee-shaped roofs. Bracketed eaves cornice. Pedimented dormers in mansard. Rendered chimney stack with large cornices.
On the ground and first floor the centre projects with Corinthian columns supporting entablature with large round-arched window to right and doorway to left with cast iron canopy over. To right of centre the ground and first floor outbuilt modern, to left two bay arcade with balustraded balcony above.
Part of James Burton's design for St Leonards. Original 1828 entrance at rear. Originally named St Leonards Hotel built 1828-29, subsequently became favourite rendezvous of the Royal Family. Past residents include Queen Victoria, King George V, Prince Albert, Princess Louise, Edward VII and Edward Prince of Wales. After French February Revolution of 1848 Louis Philippe resided here for some time and was visited by Guizot and Thiers. Other distinguished visitors include:Gladstone, Palmerston, Tennyson, King of the Belgiums, HRH the Grand Duke of Baden, Duke of Saxe Cobourg Gotha.
Nos 36 to 44 (consec) and No 40A (Eastern Colonnade), Royal Victoria Hotel, Nos 48 to 53 (consec) (Western Colonnade), No 57 and Nos 60 to 62 (consec) form a group of which Nos 60, 61 and 62 are of local interest only.
Listing NGR: TQ7989908831
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 293990
- 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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