hotel — Robertstown

Detached seven-bay three-storey over basement hotel, built 1799-1801; opened 1801, on a rectangular plan centred on three-bay full-height pedimented breakfront. Extended, 1804, producing present composition. Closed, 1849. Leased, 1869, to accommodate alternative use. Occupied, 1901; 1911. In alternative use, 1942-8. Renovated, 1995, to accommodate alternative use. Hipped slate roof centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks centred on paired rendered chimney stacks having cut-limestone chamfered stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part ivy-covered roughcast walls on lichen-spotted cut-granite chamfered cushion course on roughcast base with cut-granite monolithic pediment (breakfront) framing cast-iron clockface in cut-granite surround. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of six steps supporting cast-iron bootscrapers, timber mullions supporting timber transom, and concealed dressings centred on cut-granite double keystone framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings in round-headed recesses with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (first floor) centred on square-headed window opening in round-headed recess with cut-granite sill course, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (top floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-three timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six or three-over-three (top floor) timber sash windows without horns. Road fronted.