Listed Building record MDO15397 - Royal Exeter Hotel, Exeter Road, Bournemouth
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Summary
Bournemouth's first villa, The Mansion (later Exeter House), built 1811-12 for Lewis Tregonwell, with massive battlemented tower added about 1870. Stucco Tudor, with wings added in same stucco-Tudor, 1876 and 1886, symmetrically to south. East wing heightened and extended to north about 1900. Extra south-east wing along Exeter Park Road also added later.
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Bournemouth's first villa, The Mansion (later Exeter House), built 1811-12 for Lewis Tregonwell, survives in centre, under massive machicolated and battlemented tower added circa 1870. Stucco Tudor, hoodmoulds to all window, 3 storeys and dormers. 1st and 2nd floor windows have arched lights in glazing bars, mostly 3-light but one 7-light. 2 gables have pierced bargeboards of 1876. Ground floor concealed by sun lounge to south, extensive entrance foyers to north (including polygonal lounge with ogee-topped lantern). Big wings added in same stucco-Tudor, 1876 and 1886, symmetrically to south. East wing heightened and extended to north circa 1900. Extra south-east wing along Exeter Park Road, 4 storeys and dormers, also added later.
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- --- 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 08658 90915 (64m by 50m) |
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| Map sheet | SZ09SE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
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Record last edited
Sep 3 2015 4:56PM
