The Royal Victoria Hotel, Grade II listed hotel in Newport, United Kingdom.
The Royal Victoria Hotel is a Grade II listed building with three floors in central Newport, distinguished by painted ashlar walls and five sash windows. The facade is structured by pilasters with Corinthian-style capitals.
The hotel was founded in 1832 after local residents invested funds in its construction and initially carried the name Union. Its renaming followed a visit from Princess Victoria of Kent that same year.
The building displays classical Regency-style features, with a rusticated ground floor and refined details such as friezes and moulded cornices visible on its facade.
The hotel sits on St Mary Street in central Newport, near the Church of St Nicholas and easily accessible on foot. The structure stands prominently as a three-story building in the town center.
During a visit in 1832, Princess Victoria gifted the establishment with two tortoise shells as a keepsake. This unusual token was the catalyst for the establishment's new name and local significance.
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