White Horse Hotel

Cadw's description

Location

On the corner between the upper part of Portland Street and Terrace Road.

History

Shown on 1834 map. Shop front and Art Nouveau detail commissioned by Colonel John Rea of Worcester ca 1900, the then owner of the public house.

Exterior

3-storey structure with varied stucco elevations; 4+2-window to Portland Street and 4-window to Terrace Road; xcill bands and vermiculated quoins to corner and end of Terrace Road front. Slate roofd, cement render chimney stacks and wide applied timberwork. Symmetrical plan to the greater part of the Portland Street front consisting of 2-storey splayed bays to upper floors flanking central windows with architraves. Broad entranec with fluted pilasters and cast-iron parapet and lettering. To thr left of this is the chiecf interest of this building, the Rea 's Bar and lounge glazed tile bay front; Art Nouveau lettering to the entablature over rounded windoww with frosted glaa and Art Nouveau designs (recently replaced); stained glass spandrels, vine decorated panel to left and White Horse to right; garlanded panels to stallriser Formerly a similar rounded window on the corner under the timber shield inscribed Rea's. Contemporary shop front wraps around the corner the full length of the Terrace Road front; paired shop windows with further window between, splayed entrances with "tesselated doormats", tiled stallrisers and ventilators. Architraves and keystones to windows above with stepped 2nd floor cill band and two 1st floor oriels.

Reason for designation

Group value.