King Arthur's Castle Hotel
KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE HOTEL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327738
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- King Arthur's Castle Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE HOTEL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1327738
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- King Arthur's Castle Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE HOTEL
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:
- KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE HOTEL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tintagel
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 05380 89020
Details
TINTAGEL
1521/4/246 TINTAGEL 20-JUL-87 King Arthur's Castle Hotel
II A large baronial Neo-Norman style hotel built in 1899 for The King Arthur's Castle Company Limited by Silvanus Trevail. The hotel stands in an impressive and prominent cliff top location overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The building stands 4 storeys high and its profile is enhanced by a series of symmetrically arranged castellated towers extending out slightly from the main wall line. The pebbledash finish is probably over brick and slate stone rubble walling and the roofs are of slate with parapets. Almost symmetrical 20 window front with sash windows, the top lights with glazing bars. The central range has octagonal castellated corner towers and a central entrance with a well designed Neo-Norman porte cochere, pebbledashed with parapet and wide segmental arched openings on front and sides. Four 4-storey corner towers each with square crenellated turrets and regular 12 window side elevations. Interior largely complete; imposing open well stone stair with iron balusters and mahogany rail. The lounge has a double 3-bay colonnade of polished Devonian limestone columns on carved freestone bases. Late C19 polychromatic chimney-pieces complete with tiles and cast iron stoves. Chimney-piece in bar dated 1899.
Sources:- West Briton, 13th August 1896 and 22nd October 1896.
Listing NGR: SX0537689019
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 68867
- 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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