Description

SD 33 NW BLACKPOOL LIVERPOOL ROAD

2/10 Raikes Hall Hotel

II

House, mid-C18, extended c. 1870, now public house and hotel. Brick, stucco, stone
quoins and dressings, hipped slate roof. Symmetrical main block of 5 bays and
3 storeys. Round-headed doorway with semicircular porch on 4 fluted columns with
Acanthus capitals. Rusticated quoins, string course and cornice. Windows have stone
sills and keystones, modern casements with glazing bars. 2 chimney stacks. The
extension to right is not included in the item. History: originally the home of
landowning Hornby family, the house was bought in 1871 by the Raikes Hall Park
Gardens and Aquarium Company, which developed its 51 acre site as the principal
tourist attraction of Blackpool before the Winter Gardens and Tower.

Listing NGR: SD3161036200

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26327404

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings