ROYAL HOTEL & PALMS
2 SMITH STREET, LOCH, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
Loch Village
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Statement of Significance
- Symmetrical outer bays either side of central verandah with two single , double hung windows of each level
- Cornices projecting over verandah bays at top of second floor and at the top of parapet between raised side piers.
- On the ground floor, to the south, a section was converted to a bottle shop but is no longer in use.
- Two tall Cotton Palms (Washingtonia filifera) at the rear of the building.
Aesthetically, the Royal Hotel demonstrates the classic Federation style with restrained elements and significantly contributes to the aesthetic and historic character of Loch. The two towering Cotton Palms to the rear of the building enhance the setting of the Hotel, suggesting an Edwardian era landscape style. (Criterion E)
Socially, the former Coffee Palace and Royal Hotel were both key elements in the social development of Loch since 1887. Both the Coffee Palace and the Hotel served as social hubs for the community and as meeting places during the development of Loch. (Criterion G)
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ROYAL HOTEL & PALMS - Physical Description 1
The Royal Hotel at 2 Smith Street, Loch, is a two storey red brick hotel with a simple horizontal rendered parapet concealing hipped roofs and a recessed two storey verandah supported on brick piers and contained between symmetrical outer bays, each with two single double hung windows on each level. The verandah balustrade is of simple timber balusters and there is limited render banding at the first floor and ceiling level. Cornices project over the verandah bays and at parapet level between the raised side piers of the side bays.
The southern ground floor section has been converted to a bottle shop and the interiors appear to have been substantially altered.
Two tall Cotton Palms (Washingtonia filifera) stand in the rear yard.Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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ST PAUL'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND & PARISH HALLSouth Gippsland Shire
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PRESBYTERIAN MANSE (FORMER)South Gippsland Shire
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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1 Brockenshire StreetYarra City
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1 Bundara StreetYarra City
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1 Forster StreetHobsons Bay City
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