Listed Building record MDO15391 - Washington House Hotel, 3 Durley Road, Bournemouth
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Summary
A large villa built around 1850-60 Italianate style. The building is asymmetrical, comprising 3 storeys and basement, and has walls covered in stucco. Converted to hotel.
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2 almost identical Italianate stucco villas, circa 1850-60, asymmetrical, 3 storeys and basement. Open-pediment gables to north (with lunette over arched window over entrance door) and east (with arched window over tripartite window over projecting square bay with pseudo-leaded roof and window of 5 arched lights). North-west corner has 2-storey canted bay with shouldered lintels to segment-headed windows. Rectangular bay with pairs of arched windows on each floor set diagonally across south-west corner. Chimneys grouped in fours with slits between, supporting cornice, tall base of stack with arched window. Washington has flat-roofed modern extension in north-east angle, Durley Court has good original conservatory with arched lights in that position. Durley Court has lost chimneys, except 2 of buff brick.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWX4461 Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 15-Feb-1994. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Bournemouth amendment 1994. Vol 768.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 08013 90976 (18m by 16m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09SE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
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Record last edited
Jan 14 2016 4:06PM
