Salutation Hotel, Topsham

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The Salutation Inn
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The Salutation in 2016
Salutation Hotel, Topsham
General information
Type Hotel and restaurant
Architectural styleEarly Georgian
Address68 Fore Street, Topsham, Devon
CountryEngland
Coordinates 50°41′01″N3°27′46″W / 50.68374348665995°N 3.4627386720852207°W / 50.68374348665995; -3.4627386720852207
CompletedCirca 1720(305 years ago) (1720)
Technical details
Floor count3
Other information
Public transit access National Rail logo.svg Topsham railway station
Website
www.salutationtopsham.co.uk

The Salutation Hotel is a hotel and restaurant in Topsham, Devon. It was built c.1720 and is Grade II* listed. [1]

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Architecture

The main entrance is through a large carriage porch, above which, projecting over the high street atop two undressed brick columns, is the town's former Assembly Room, fronted with a Venetian window with pilasters and a broken pediment (described by Pevsner as 'a curious comibation'. [2] [1] [3]

History

The building is thought to have been constructed circa 1720, though the wooden gate may be older. [1]

Across the 18th and 19th centuries, the building was used at different times for inquests, for public meetings, for political meetings, by the militia, and to petition for the abolition of the slave trade. [4] In 1867, the neighbouring 18th century market house was converted to a police station and constable's house. [2]

The building underwent renovations in 2012. [5] [6] Since then the Salutation has offered rooms and fine dining. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SALUTATION HOTEL, Non Civil Parish - 1103914 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1989). The buildings of England (2nd ed. extensively revised ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin books. ISBN   978-0-14-071050-2.
  3. ↑ Hoskins, W. G. (2003). Devon. Phillimore.
  4. ↑ "Exeter Memories - Salutation Hotel". www.exetermemories.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Salutation Inn". The Telegraph. 3 October 2017. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Merritt, Anita (23 June 2024). "Historic Topsham inn reveals exciting new changes". Devon Live. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Cool Place of the Day: The Salutation Inn, Devon". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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