Severn View Hotel

The Severn View Hotel comprises two houses, built in the mid-to-late 18th century to the east, with a further house constructed around 1820-1840 adjoining it to the west. Later additions and alterations include a late 19th century range to the north-west, ground floor alterations circa 1950s, and renovations approximately 1990. The rear is of pinkish-brown brick, while the frontages are stuccoed. The western building has a hipped slate roof, and the eastern building a hipped plain tile roof, with three end stacks to the east range and a tall rear stack to the west range, all featuring oversailing courses.

The hotel occupies a corner site, with the earlier eastern range facing Newport Street and the later western range at right angles, facing North Quay. The western range is three storeys high with three first-floor windows, and a single-storey, single-bay range to the left. The first and second floors have 6/6 sash windows, the first floor windows being taller, all in plain reveals with sills. A modillion eaves band is present. A renewed plank door serves as the central entrance, accompanied by renewed casement windows with leaded lights. The left range features a 4-flush-beaded-panel door. The right return has two first-floor windows, with similar fenestration. The eastern range, also three storeys high with attics, has four first-floor windows. It has 2/2 horned sashes in near-flush frames throughout, along with two segmentally-arched roof dormers featuring casement windows. An off-centre left entrance is accessible via a renewed plank door, with casement windows with leaded lights mirroring the earlier design on the ground floor.

The ground floor has been opened into a large space, and many original features have been removed. The upper floors retain original joinery and plasterwork. The western range contains a dog-leg staircase with stick balusters and carved tread ends. Some rooms display moulded plasterwork, and a first-floor front room features a white marble chimneypiece on carved corbels, with a 1870s tiled surround. Panelled shutters and a cast-iron grate on the second floor are also present. Boxed beams are visible. The eastern range has an open newel, closed string staircase extending to full height, with rod-on-vase balusters and a shaped handrail. Chamfered axial beams, panelled shutters, and panelled aprons to some rear windows are notable, along with exposed beams and rafters in the attic.

Local tradition suggests the western house was built for an undertaker. The eastern house operated as an ale-house before 1801 and was known as the Hope and Anchor during the 19th century. The western house is believed to have been built on the edge of the city walls.