Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
25293
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/03/1976
Date of Amendment
06/06/2001
Name of Property
Somerset Hotel, St George's Crescent
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Llandudno
Town
Locality
Llandudno
Easting
278349
Northing
382395
Street Side
SW
Location
Bewteen Trevone and Wavecrest Hotels.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
St George's Crescent was amongst the earliest parts of the parade to be developed in the early 1850s. The Somerset combines two 5-window units. The Free Renaissance style dormers are additions probably of the 1890s.
Exterior
Hotel. Amalgamation of two 5-window buildings giving a front elevation of ten windows. Stucco with rusticated ground floor; slate roof. Three storeys, on basement, plus attic. Sash windows without glazing bars (but replaced by modern casements at attic level). The left hand section of five windows has, at attic level, central dormer with triangular pediment; outer bays have dormer with semi-circular pediment. Modillion cornice. Moulded band course between cornice and 2nd floor windows. Second floor windows are all sashes in lugged architraves. On first floor, sashes without glazing bars in moulded architraves; central window has segmental pediment. Central doorway with triangular pediment and 2 sash windows to each side. The right hand block is identical, except that at attic level, a dormer with semi-circular pediment over 2 windows is flanked by dormers with triangular pediments.
Interior
Reason for designation
Mid C19 building forming part of the sea front, the most important part of the planned Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.
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