Architectural Styles
Regency
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1811-1837
- Blend of neoclassical & romantic
- elegance & sophistication,
- columns
- pilasters
- porticos
- symmetry
- harmonious proportions
- stucco ornamentation
- ironwork, and decorative motifs
- acanthus leaves
- large windows
- French doors
- new materials
- cast iron and glass
- conservatories
- balconies
- UK
- British Colonies
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Terraced houses
- country houses
- museums
- theatres
- churches
- Regent Street, London
- Church of St. John the Evangelist, London
- Cumberland Terrace, London
- Piccadilly entrance to the Burlington Arcade
- All Souls Church, Langham Place, London
- Clarence House.
- Park Crescent, London
- Regency houses Cheltenham
- The Parade, Leamington Spa
- Windsor Castle expansion
- Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire
- Clifton suburb of Bristol
- Tunbridge Wells
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Cheltenham
- Kemp Town
- Brunswick (Hove)
- Regency townhouse boutique hotels
- Regency terrace / crescent hotels
- Regency seaside villa hotels
- Regency spa-town lodging houses
- Serviced apartments in Regency buildings
- Inn / coaching inn with guest rooms
- Public house with “rooms above”
- Posting house (stabling & overnight stays)
- The Goring (London)
- Drakes Hotel & other Brighton seafront townhouse hotels
- Royal Albion Hotel Brighton
Adaptive Reuse
- Townhouse hotels in Bloomsbury / Marylebone — many within Regency-period terraces (converted townhouses)
- No. 15 Great Pulteney Bath,
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa Bath
- Townhouse hotels in Regency terraces — common in Cheltenham
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation