Building record 10816 - Queen Hotel, Station Road

The Queen Hotel was originally built in 1860 following the construction of the nearby general railway station but was damaged by fire the following year and subsequently rebuilt in 1862. It is of brick and stucco with a grey slate roof. The building is four storeys high with a cellar, the hotel entrance opens onto Station Road and a lower south wing faces the City Road. There is a statue of Queen Victoria by Thornycroft above the porch. The former stable wing, now containing ancillary rooms, links the hotel to the Railway Station, Station Road. One storey; coach archway has simple jambs and segmental arch with rusticated voussoirs. The interior of hotel retains many features. Hall has ornate cornice and dado. The 4-storey open-well stair has round cast-iron columns to well, ornate cast-iron balustrade, curtail step with rose, stone steps and niches with statues. Marble floor to reception hall. Classical cases to doors; some doors of 4 fielded panels. The Garden Room has columns and some cornices. The Albert Room giving onto the street corner is largely intact with dado, panels above, fireplace, overmantel and ceiling cornice. The south wing has oval geometrical stair through 3 storeys with open string, shaped brackets, rose, moulded balusters and swept rail. (1)

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 469730 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.