Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15509
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/03/1995
Date of Amendment
30/03/1995
Name of Property
Barry Hotel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Barry
Town
Locality
Barry
Easting
310709
Northing
167350
Street Side
Location
On E corner of Broad Street and Windsor Road.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Circa 1890.
Exterior
Three storeys plus attic, with high corner bay, large dormers, red brick with bathstone dressings, slate roofs, brick chimneys, mainly horned sash glazing; heavy bracketed cornice, and frieze of balusters between first and second floors. Basement area with iron railings. Polygonal corner has high pavilion roof, paired windows to faces of top three floors; at ground floor level, balcony (stone balusters) on heavy stone corbels and panelled piers with floral capitals; 3 entrance doorways with segmental overlights. Elevation to Broad Street has 3 large dormers with bathstone pediments and pinnacles; paired windows; cast-iron cresting between dormers. Four 3-window groups plus one of two windows; second, third, and fourth bays have 2-storey splayed bay windows, baluster frieze runs round building at this level. At R end, lower 2-storey block of 3 windows; balustraded parapet, brick pilasters, steps up to doorway (L), splayed corner with doorway to R. Windsor road elevation in similar style, but with only 2 dormers, and 2 bay windows.
Interior
Reason for designation
Imposing example of late C19 hotel architecture retaining character.
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