Waterloo Hotel PH

The Waterloo Hotel Public House is a three-storey building prominently situated on a corner site opposite the main entrance to Newport Docks. It was constructed in the 18th century, likely as part of the dock development, and is built of red brick with terracotta detailing. The roof is slate, with a timber dentil cornice and red brick stacks featuring moulded caps, a stringcourse, and two panels with plain terracotta pots on the front face. A tall, hexagonal clock tower with an ogee roof covered in fish-scale clay tiles and a knopped, lead-dressed finial emphasizes the corner. A terracotta fretwork lantern with a modillion cornice rises from a corbel table. The first floor of the tower is cantilevered out over the corner entrance to the public bar, featuring an ogee moulded fascia. The upper floors of both elevations originally had paired sash windows, though some have been replaced with modern windows, each featuring horns with terracotta keystones flanked by scrollwork and brick aprons. The first floor includes a series of canted bays with a dentil cornice and heavy terracotta pilasters, topped by ball finials on projecting caps, swept hipped lead-dressed roofs, paired sashes with ovolo-derived moulded terracotta surrounds, and a dentil cornice carried on consoles with guilloche ornament. The ground floor is faced in glazed yellow brickwork with green banding, cills, and fielded panels, with windows featuring leaded coloured glass frieze panels and etched glass beneath. An impressive arched porchway fronts Alexandra Road, featuring a flat canopy carried on terracotta consoles with a moulded terracotta archway with a keystone, enriched with guilloche and egg and dart ornament, and scrolled cartouches to the spandrels. The porch is supported by twin pink granite columns on terracotta, fielded panelled pedestals. A bay above the porch is advanced, featuring a Venetian window at first floor level. Original timber doors are inset within the porch.

The interior retains fine contemporary features, including a long, "L" shaped yellow faience bar, with panelling incorporating shelving and cupboards. Etched glass screens separate the booths. A servery in the hallway displays Queen Anne detailing on the staircase. The building also contains Art Nouveau style tiling and contemporary light fittings. A 1950s snack bar, with its original fittings and servery, is located in a room off the main entrance.