Description

ST THOMAS'S STREET 1. 1577 (West Side) No 19 (Prince Consort House) SZ 5992 3/69

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2. Formerly the Royal Victorian Yacht Club House. 1846. Architect W Huntley of Dover. Large rectangular building of stone rubble with rendered dressings. Two storeys to the sea front with a fine verandah portico to ground floor of ten stuccoed Doric columns standing on a podium with trighyph frieze and iron balcony above. The verandah has been widened and the new front fenced by ornate cast iron railings con- cealing lower portion of columns. The East and West ends of the verandah are glazed in. The front is dominated by a heavy stucco cornice and parapet with balustrade in the centre surmounted by the Royal Arms. Nine windows to both floors, round headed with pilasters flanking each one on the first floor and architraves over. French windows. The sides of the building have six round headed windows to both floors. To the land a tall single storey fore-building with a deep porch flanked by two large rooms, each with large two light bay windows, all with giant Corinthian pilasters, columns to porch, rather florid in design. Flight of steps up to double doors with semi-circular fanlight. This fore-building probably dates from the enlargements recorded in 1864.

Listing NGR: SZ5920292928

External Links

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