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The Whale Hotel, Harbour Road, Eyemouth
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved. © Copyright and database right 2024. Public Sector Viewing Terms
Useful Links
- Canmore:
- EYEMOUTH, HARBOUR ROAD, OLD QUAY, THE WHALE HOTEL
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 31157
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
The Whale Hotel
Other Name(s)
Address
Harbour Road, Eyemouth
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
3852
Listing Category
C
OS Grid Ref
NT 94640 64368
Location Type
Urban
HS Reference No
31157
Description
Hotel range comprising two storey and attic, harled with rendered margins, comprises at least three formerly separate properties, two bay house with chimney head gable at centre, slated roof, two bay pantiled wing to South has segmental headed former pend at ground infilled with modern door; Wing to North: two bay at ground floor, single window at 1st with gabled dormer at attic, incorporates the large South gable of its demolished Northern neighbour. (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
18th and 19th centuries
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Fair
Category of Risk
Low
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
13/03/2009, 05/09/2011
Development History
March 2009: External inspection reveals that the hotel is vacant but in a reasonable state of repair with the exception of several boarded up windows.
September 2011: External inspection finds the building remains vacant.
30 April 2019: A member of the public advises they approached the current owner of the property with a view to potentially purchasing the site, but the owner did not wish to dispose of the building at this time.
24 May 2024: Member of public advises the building remains disused and is now in deteriorating condition.
28 August 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the building remains At-Risk.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Eyemouth
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Hotels and Inns
Original Entry Date
26-MAR-09
Date of Last Edit
25/11/2011
