Building record 1160/480/1 - The Abington Hotel

1898 in French Renaissance style by Matthew Holding. Red brick with stone dressings finely carved.

{1} 1898 in French Renaissance style by Matthew Holding. Red brick with stone dressings finely carved. Stone slated roof with ornate gabled dormers, tall chimneystacks with pilasters. 2 storeys and attics, ground and 1st floor entablatures. Composite pilasters flanking windows, mainly stone mullioned and transomed casements, some ground floor sashes. Round arched porch. Corner gable flanked by 2 turrets with square based cupolas. Marred by black and red paint on ground floor stonework.

{3} Three photos dated 1990;

{4} Brewing was begun in 1984 and ceased in 1997.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 14/538 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H14 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN1000.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Northampton (Photographs). SNN114989.

<4> Brown M.; Willmott B., 1998, Brewed In Northants: A Directory Of Northamptonshire Brewers 1450-1998, p. 64 (Directory). SNN100669.

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Sep 25 2024 11:02AM