The Union Hotel is a Grade II* listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1950. A Georgian Hotel. 6 related planning applications.
The Union Hotel
- WRENN ID
- spare-cloister-oak
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 July 1950
- Type
- Hotel
- Period
- Georgian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Union Hotel is an early 19th-century building located on Chapel Street in Penzance. It features a stucco exterior with a plain ground floor, above which are flat Ionic pilasters that are fluted. The building stands three storeys high and has six windows, two of which are blocked. The second-floor windows have sill aprons, and the sashes include glazing bars. The ground floor windows are set in slight recesses. To the right, there is a wide recessed doorway that was originally a carriageway.
Inside, the hotel boasts a fine Assembly Room dating from 1791, which was the site of the first public announcement of the victory at Trafalgar. This large room measures over 23 feet high and features a vaulted ceiling with a dentilled cornice. There is a balustraded gallery with an elliptical arch, a fireplace supported by Tuscan columns, and large semi-circular headed windows. The hotel also has a Regency staircase and an Art Nouveau bar at the rear.
All listed buildings on the northeast side of Chapel Street form a group.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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