Prince Consort Hotel

The Prince Consort Hotel, formerly the Royal Victorian Yacht Club House, was built in 1846. The architect was W Huntley of Dover. This large, rectangular building is constructed of stone rubble with rendered dressings. The seafront elevation features a two-storey design and a fine verandah portico to the ground floor, incorporating ten stuccoed Doric columns on a podium with a triglyph frieze and iron balcony above. The verandah has been widened, and ornate cast iron railings now conceal the lower portion of the columns. Glazed sections are present at the east and west ends of the verandah. A heavy stucco cornice and parapet with a central balustrade, surmounted by the Royal Arms, dominate the front. The facade has nine round-headed windows on each floor; the first floor windows have pilasters flanking them, while the ground floor windows have architraves. French windows are also present. The side elevations each feature six round-headed windows on both floors. A single-storey fore-building extends from the land side, with a deep porch flanked by two large rooms, each with large two-light bay windows and giant Corinthian pilasters. A flight of steps leads to double doors with a semi-circular fanlight above. This fore-building likely dates from enlargements recorded in 1864.