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preston hotel
64 Preston Road
Like the
Plucknett,
I've very little
information on
the Preston
Hotel, chiefly
because the
village of
Preston
Plucknett was
not absorbed
within the
Yeovil town
boundary until
relatively
recently.
I believe the building started as a private residence, being turned into a hotel during the early 20th century and is now tied with the Green Room in Wine Street, the former Royal Oak.
In the Yeovil Guide of 1962 the Manor Hotel and the Mermaid Hotel were the most expensive hotels in Yeovil with Bed and Breakfast from 25/- per night (about £48 at today's value). For comparison the Three Choughs Hotel was 22/6 per night, the Pen Mill Hotel was 16/-, the Elephant & Castle Hotel was 15/6 and the Globe & Crown was cheapest at 14/6 (about £13.50 at today's value). By 1970 the prices were still the most expensive at the Manor Hotel with Bed & Breakfast from 45/- to 55/- per night (£50 to £63 at today's value), lunch at 14/6 (about £19) and dinner at 16/6 (about £22). Again for comparison, Bed & Breakfast at the Three Choughs Hotel was 42/- per night with breakfast only at 9/6 and tea from 3/6, the Preston Hotel was from 32/6 per night with lunch at 12/6 and dinner from 14/6, the Butchers Arms was 25/- for a single and 45/- for a double room per night and the Elephant & Castle Hotel was cheapest at 21/6 (about £29) per night.
The building is two-storey and double-fronted, constructed in red brick with Ham stone detailing in the quoins, string course, cornice and window surrounds, under a Welsh slate roof. The entrance has a good Ham Stone portico supported by a pair of Doric columns. It is flanked by sturdy bay windows (of differing plans), again in Ham stone. Above the entrance, the roof has a single bow-headed dormer in a stone surround and behind a small, decorative stone parapet.
gallery
Courtesy of
Chris Rendell
The Preston Hotel photographed in 1989.
The Preston Hotel, photographed in 2009.
licensees
1968 – Licensee
not named
(Kelly’s 1968
Directory)
listed as
Preston Hotel
1969 – Licensee
not named
(Kelly’s 1969
Directory)
listed as
Preston Hotel
1970 – Licensee
not named
(Kelly’s 1970
Directory)
listed as
Preston Hotel
1971 – Licensee
not named
(Kelly’s 1971
Directory)
listed as
Preston Hotel
1972 – Licensee
not named
(Kelly’s 1972
Directory)
listed as
Preston Hotel
1973 – Licensee
not named
(Kelly’s 1973
Directory)
listed as
Preston Hotel
1974 – Licensee
not named (1974
Yeovil
Directory)
listed as
Preston Hotel
1987 – Licensee
not named
(Denton’s 1987
Directory)
listed as
Preston Hotel
