38-46, THE PANTILES

The building at 38-46 The Pantiles dates primarily from the mid-19th century, though number 46 incorporates elements from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The site previously held Assembly and Great Gaming Rooms, presided over by Beau Nash between 1735 and 1761. Numbers 38-44 are four storeys high and have a stuccoed exterior. They feature a wide bracket cornice and three canted, three-light bays with some original glazing bars, flanked by rusticated pilasters. A cast iron and stone balcony is present on the first floor, and the building has later 19th-century shop fronts. Number 46 has ground and first floors of the late 18th to early 19th century, constructed of wood grooved to resemble masonry. The second floor is a later 19th-century addition, set back and featuring two curved gables; it has two sashes with plain vertical glazing and hood mouldings above. The first floor has three sashes retaining original glazing bars and three wrought iron balconettes. A central doorcase contains a six-panelled door and a moulded surround. A colonnade of ten columns with foliated capitals likely remains from the earlier 18th-century building. The building forms a group with numbers 2-28 and 38-72.