1. 5277 ROYAL PIER ROAD (South Side) The Royal Clarendon Hotel TQ 6474 SE 1/175 TQ 6474 SE 2/175 II GV 2. There was originally a house on this site occupied by James II when Duke of York and Lord High Admiral. It was converted into a hotel in the mid C19. The present building dates from about 1860. 4 storeys stuccoed, the ground floor rusticated. 12 windows. Cornice and parapet above 3rd floor. Modillion cornice above the 2nd floor. 2 projections, not symmetrical, of 2 and 3 windows respectively with stuccoed quoins and iron balconies on lst floor. Windows in moulded surrounds with architraves over, on console brackets and glazing bars intact. Tuscan Porch. To the west is a long low wing of 2 storeys and 11 windows and to the east a 2 storey addition of which the ground floor room is a ballroom. Princess (later Queen) Alexandra spent her first night in England here (the 7th March 1863) on her arrival to marry the Prince of Wales. No 29, the 3 figureheads in the grounds of No 29 and the Royal Clarendon Hotel form a group. Listing NGR: TQ6498074384