Description

NZ 15 SE STANLEY FRONT STREET
(North side)
Stanley
7/165 Imperial Hotel
II
Hotel, now offices. Circa 1905. Brick with polychrome terracotta and glazed
tile dressings; ground floor painted; graduated Lakeland slate roof with
terracotta gable copings and wood corner turret. Baroque style. 2 storeys,
5 bays, with canted left corner bay and one-bay left return. Flushed doors
and overlights, in central and fifth bays, under pediments; circa 1980 hood
added over main door. Ground-floor bays defined by pilasters, paired between
3-light mullioned-and-transomed windows, supporting entablature; 2-storey
canted fourth bay. First floor has Art Nouveau IMPERIAL HOTEL in central panel;
moulded aproned surrounds and alternate-block jambs to paired sashes in other
bays. Top cornice. Mansard roof has 4 gabled dormers containing paired sashes
with upper glazing bars; wide, moulded kneelers; 3 tall ridge chimneys on
plinths. Corner bay has 6-panel double door and overlight under half-octagonal
terra-cotta oriel with panelled entablature below slate coping; panelled
octagonal clock turret, dome lost.

Listing NGR: NZ1934852769

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533718

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)