Victoria Hotel

SO 61 SE NEWNHAM HIGH STREET (west side) 2/13 Victoria Hotel 10.1.55

GV II

Hotel, formerly Coaching Inn. Early C18. Central section rendered, wings painted brick, crude moulded cornice over stone fascia, black and white painted and modelled quoins centrally, painted quoins on brickwork sections; Welsh slate roof. Long narrow structure in four units, in part parallel range; three gables and pilastered unit to rear. Two storeys; street front complex: central unit paired sashes in heavy stone surrounds, topped steep pediments, three paired sashes above, all these without bars; unit left four sashes above one casement and one late triple sash; right unit one sash then further two sash, all these with glazing bars. Deep flat-topped, four-columned 'doric' portico, good moulded bases but crude caps, architrave and moulded cornice; responds to wall, modern doors: this added c.1840. At back, left, major unit, rendered, has paired pilasters to centre bay, single pilasters at flanks, containing three-window aedicules at principal level, sashes with glazing bars plus one new door, right; above these three square sunk blank panels; paired sashes with bars in double-gabled feature, right, and round-headed stair window, centre. Interior has oak dog-leg stair with returned landing and curved well, early C18 or late C17; three turned balusters per tread, handrail wreathed at foot and over 'Serlian' pillars. Low, wide elliptical opening in entrance hall with plain tuscan responds. Head of stair pair of fluted doric pilasters, elliptical arch (left) and fine dentilled cornice. Landing, window with panel surrounds and dado; one panel of painted glass, dated 1622, incorporated in window. Room with C18 painted panelling over entrance; various chamfered and stopped beams, many panelled doors.

Listing NGR: SO6900711577