Description

TQ 2880 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER PARK LANE, Wl
79/33 (east side)
16.1.81 Dorchester Hotel
II
"Grand" hotel. 1930, the structural frame by Sir Owen Williams but
the elevations by Curtis Green. Monumental hotel building faced in
"art" stone. Modernistic rather than International Modern with small
scale restrained use of "jazzy" decorative motifs derived from the
1925 Paris Exhibition. Principally of 10 storeys with stepped back
terraced attics. Concave entrance facade to south of 5 bays and long
Park Lane return with recessed range above ground floor and 3 bay end
blocks. Concave angles to corners with 6-storey bronze and glass
oriels; "bronze" finished casements. The "jazzy" waved or zigzag
patterns are used for the shallow between-storey and parapet friezes.
The entrance facade has continuous balconies across 3rd and 7th
floors. Apart from some original motifs in the entrance hall and
reception the interiors have been redecorated in the late C.20. An
innovatory feature of the structural design is the use of seaweed
sound insulation in the floors and partitions.

Listing NGR: TQ2831480330

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Dorchester at Wikipedia
• The Dorchester official website
• Wikidata Q2749941

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets