Loch Ryan Hotel

WORCESTER

SO8554SW SIDBURY 620-1/20/537 (North East side) 22/05/54 No.119 Loch Ryan Hotel

GV II

House, now hotel. c1760 with later additions and alterations. Brick in Flemish bond, colourwashed, with ashlar doorcase, keystones, cornices, urns and sills; concealed roof and pinkish-brown brick end stacks with oversailing courses, modillion cornices and pots. Double depth plan with central hallway. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys plus attic, 1:3:1 first-floor windows. Central bay breaks forward and has wide pediment. 2/2 horned sashes throughout in plain reveals and with sills and flat arches of gauged brick and with panelled keystones. Modillion cornice. Pediment has 3-light semi-circular window with round arch and keystone; pediment surmounted to apex by draped urn, with 2 smaller urns to ends of pediment; parapet to outer bays surmounted by embellished end ball finials. Central entrance: flight of renewed steps to 6-panel door, the lower panels flush-beaded otherwise raised and fielded, fanlight wit radial lazing bars; doorcase has three-quarter engaged Ionic columns and open dentil pediment. Further 6-panel door to right, the lower panels flush-beaded and upper panels glazed, with divided overlight and flat arch and keystone. Basement opening to left with plank cover. Raised and curved gable ends. INTERIOR: noted as retaining Minton tile floor to hall and with some original plasterwork. HISTORICAL NOTE: this was the home of Bishop Core from 1902-1905. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Worcestershire: Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 335).