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| HER Number: | MDV105844 |
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| Name: | The Crawford Hotel, Formerly Lion House |
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Summary
The Crawford Hotel, formerly Lion House, was constructed in 1837-8 as a private residence. It was acquired by the City Brewery and in 1938-9 was converted to an hotel.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 915 912 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.THOMAS THE APOSTLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
- HOTEL (XX - 1901 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
'Lion House' shown.
Parker, R. W., 2013, Historic Building Survey of The Crawford Hotel, Formerly 'Lion House', Alphington Road, Exeter, 6, 18; Figures 25-26 (Report - Survey). SDV355895.
The Crawford Hotel, formerly Lion House, was constructed in 1837-8 by Charles Badcock of St Thomas as a private residence. The house is an interesting example of a large villa of the period reflecting contemporary conceptions of the picturesque and of primitive classical virtue. The house was conceived of as an elegant classical pavilion, but the ancillary buildings were attached in no formal arrangement, with the stable yard and out buildings appearing to one side of the main entrance, masked only by planting. The house was entered from the side, rather than the front and lay at an angle to the street, presenting two very different façades. The glazed verandah and French windows on the western front would have been architecturally less formal than the colonnade attached to its southern façade, stressing the different functions of the entrance and garden fronts and softening the relationship of the house with the landscape. The house was acquired by the City Brewery and converted in 1938-9, perhaps to form a ‘Roadhouse’ or refreshment facility for motorists on what was then the main road out of the city to Plymouth and the west. The building was considerably enlarged in the neo-Georgian style, with a relatively sympathetic treatment of the exterior for the period. See report for full details.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
'Crawford Hotel' shown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #65276 ] |
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| SDV355895 | Report - Survey: Parker, R. W.. 2013. Historic Building Survey of The Crawford Hotel, Formerly 'Lion House', Alphington Road, Exeter. Richard Parker Report. 2013.02. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6, 18; Figures 25-26. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV105845 | Related to: Former Stables, Lion House (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6385 - Historic Building Survey of The Crawford Hotel
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2014 4:25PM |
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