Add a new parapet with
detailed castellations
to match the existing
rotunda.
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3
2
Reinstate onion detail to
the top of the existing
castellated tower.
New window openings
and surround to replicated
Smiths style and detailing.
Reinstate detailed towers
and onion to the corners
of the North and South
wings.
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Repairs and remedial
works to fa ades and
windows and detailing.
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All windows replaced with
new timber framed sash
windows with matching
timber beading.
6
New plaster detailing
around windows to link to
Smiths style and noting
the difference in character
between the seafront
wings and the west wing.
New external pillar
detailing and finials to
replicate Smiths style and
details on the originally
designed garden wing.
New mansard roof linking
the West wing together
and housing the relocated
plant from the rooftop with
dormer windows to match
the existing adjacent roof.
New parapet detailing.
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The Redcliffe Hotel is a Grade II Listed building that sits on the seafront of Paignton Sands.
The building was originally designed by Robert Smith and completed in 1864. The designs incorporated a mix of Indian, Italian and Gothic architectural styles, drawing on Smith’s life experience living and working as an engineer on buildings in Europe and India.
The building has since been developed and extended numerous times. It was first opened as a hotel in 1902.
The majority of the original wings no longer exist with the exception of the North wing which is largely encompassed by 20th Century additions. There is an opportunity to emphasise the existing rotunda, which is the most significant part of the building that remains with much of it’s original detailing internally and externally.
The is also an opportunity to highlight many of the original and significant features of the landscaping, which iterate Smith’s original intentions for the site.
Redcliffe Hotel History and Background
For more information on the redevelopment, you can view the PDF here.