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Description: White Swan Hotel

Address: The White Swan Hotel Princess Street Halifax Calderdale HX1 1TS

Grade: IISTAR

Group detail: Princess Street (west side)

Full description:
1858. Possibly by Smith and Parnell. Distinguished classical building. Stone with considerable enrichment. 4 storeys. 7 windows. Round arched entrance with order of engaged Doric columns and carved decoration. Pedimented 1st floor windows with carving especially to centre, also to frieze between top floor windows. Large rich crowning cornice with brackets. Altered interior but stair retains decorative iron balustrade (partly encased). Main room on 1st floor of interest. (No. 1 (with south extension of White Swan Hotel), White Swan Hotel and Princess Buildings together with all the listed buildings in Crossley Street, No. 2 Wade Street and No. 12, Nos. 18-22 (even), Nos. 17-33 (odd) Northgate and No. 2 Crown Street form an important group).