The Headland Hotel

The Headland Hotel is a large hotel dating from 1898, designed by Silvanus Trevail. Constructed of stone rubble, rendered and incorporating much terracotta, the building has slate roofs behind a parapet with mansard. The plan is almost square, with a projecting bay to each corner and a projecting centrepiece.

The symmetrical front elevation comprises three storeys and an attic, with 2:4:2:4:2 bays and a Lombard frieze. The central and end bays are advanced. The central bay features a round arched doorway, above which is a corbelled three-light window with a strapwork balustrade. A similar two-storey terracotta bay is located in the left end bay. Ground floor windows have round heads within Gibbs surrounds; the keystones form part of the aprons of the first floor windows, which are two-light with pediments. The second floor windows are also two-light, with gabled dormers above. The central tower has a pyramidal roof with a square cupola, and an arcaded balustrade with a pedimented dormer at the front. The end bays have terracotta pediments with anthemia in relief and obelisk finials. Rusticated quoins are present. The left side of the building has seven bays with similar fenestration, but lacking the projecting bays. A small, single-storey addition from the 20th century is present. The right side features a single-storey wing with a rounded end and continuous windows.

The rear elevation faces the sea and is similar to the front, with the central tower featuring a two-storey segmental bay with an open loggia above, incorporating Italianate masks in terracotta. Terracotta gables with obelisk finials are present to the end bays. The only alteration is an infill bay window between the central tower and the end bay to the left.

Inside, the central entrance leads to an entrance hall and a stair hall to the left. The imperial stair has a cast iron balustrade and Ionic columns in Devon marble. Plain plaster cornices are present in the main ground floor rooms. The Headland Hotel is a prominent landmark in Newquay and retains its original appearance.