Fourcroft Hotel

Cadw's description

Location

Facing the sea on the W side of The Croft some 140m N of the junction with The Norton.

History

Hotel, formerly three terraced houses Nos 3, 4 and 5 Croft Terrace. The terrace of 11 houses on The Croft were begun in the 1830s, on land leased by Jacob Richards of Croft House, The Norton, from the Corporation. Four houses were advertised for completion in 1833, by W Jones of Tenby. Nos 5 and 6 were built in 1839, in 1863 a sea-wall was about to be built in front of sites of 3 planned new houses, 2 were nearly complete in 1864 and the site of the third was advertised for sale by William Rees, joiner. No 10 was advertised as new built in 1869. The hotel comprises 2 three-bay houses Nos 3 and 4 of c1833 and one 2-bay house no 5 of 1839. No 5 was owned by T M P Hughes in 1926. According to the 1977 listing there had been 2 arched doorways with keystones to Nos 3 and 4, presumably like that on no 6.
Since 1977 No 6 has also been added to the hotel, but remains separately listed.

Exterior

Hotel, formerly 3 terraced houses, 2 of 3 bays and one of 2 bays. Painted, lined, stuccoed street elevation of basement, 3 storeys and C20 attic. Parapet with moulded cornice and first floor sill band continuous with Croft Hotel, but ground floor is not channelled. Also similar long sash windows with later C19 horizontal glazing bars, and iron railings to 1st floor windows. C20 broad doorway with hood on cast-iron brackets in 4th bay from left. Blocked door in first bay. Ground floor two windows to far right, (the former No 5) are a little wider than the others and not aligned, left window was the door. Old photographs show that all the doors were arched.
Area railings and gates similar to those before the Croft Hotel, with button heads. Two gates to basement, one to left of main doorway to slate steps down to 12-pane sash window and a C20 door at the far left, other at far right with concrete steps down, and has a 4-pane sash and a 12-pane sash.

Reason for designation

Included as part of a prominent late Georgian style stucco seafront terrace.