Western Colonnade

The Western Colonnade, located on the Marina in St Leonards-on-Sea, was built in 1828 by James Burton. It is one of a pair of terraces, the other being the Eastern Colonnade, situated on either side of the Royal Victoria Hotel as part of Burton’s design for St Leonards. The building is constructed of painted stucco, with a rusticated ground floor. It rises to four storeys. The defining feature is the Doric colonnade which runs along the entire length of the lower storey, projecting forward to create an arcade underneath and a terrace above. A cornice extends across the facade between the second and third floors. A central frontispiece features six engaged Ionic pillars, flanked by a run of eight windows, and originally terminated at each end with slightly projecting pavilions of three windows each, divided by pilasters, though the right-hand pavilion (Nos. 54, 55, and 56) has since been demolished. Stucco detailing is also present on the cornice, parapet, and window architraves. The windows are sash windows, having largely lost their original glazing bars. Modern shop fronts are present at Nos. 48 and 49.