History

Built probably in the final quarter of the C18, to judge from the evidence of its staircase, and shown as a house on the 1829 town plan. It became a hotel in the second half of the C20.

Exterior

A symmetrical 2½-storey 5-bay Georgian house of scribed roughcast walls, slate roof and roughcast stack to the R. The central entrance has a plain rendered doorcase to a recessed 6-panel door and overlight, and Gothic panelled pilasters. Windows are 12-pane horned sashes under hood moulds. (The 4th bay in the upper storey has a sash window replacing an inserted oriel window recorded in the previous survey.) A central gable has a 12-pane horizontal sliding sash window to the attic. To the L and R are replacement 2-light gabled roof dormers.

The R gable end is pebble-dashed. It has a 12-pane hornless sash window R of centre in the lower storey, and casement window L of centre in the upper storey. The rear is part rendered, part rubble stone, all painted white. A central round-headed radial-glazed small-pane sash window lights the stair. In the upper storey are 12-pane sash windows, horned to the R of centre and hornless to the L of centre. Three gabled roof dormers have top-hung casements. A single-storey lean-to is L of centre. A rear wing on the R side has a lower roof line, two 9-pane sash windows in the upper storey and added lean-to in the lower storey. A lower rubble-stone rear range, shown on the 1829 town plan as a brewhouse, has replacement windows.

Interior

The symmetrical double-depth plan of the original house has survived its conversion to a hotel and restaurant. The room on the R of the entrance hall has fielded wooden panels painted white and plaster cornice. Main rooms have fielded-panel doors. At the rear of the entrance hall is a fine Chinese Chippendale open-well staircase with wreathed handrail and scrolled tread ends. A corridor to the L of the rear of the entrance hall leads to the plainer open-well service stair, with turned balusters and plain newels.

Reasons for Listing

Listed Grade II* for its special architectural interest as a distinguished and well-preserved C18 town house retaining original character and detail especially the staircase, and for its contribution to the historical integrity of Castle Street.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q17741470

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas