Heritage Impact Statement : Thames Hotel Ray Mead Road Maidenhead

Assessment on the impact of proposed alterations to the building and surrounding heritage assets Building successfully recorded. The demolition of the boat house will only serve to remove an element of the character of the building and will further detract from the character of the conservation area by removing a link to the 19th century boat building industry that was once carried out in this area. The building, following implementation of the approved works, will have little of the character of the late Victorian - Edwardian Thames Hotel, which, as it stands, has already been compromised by unsympathetic late 20th century works, and as such, the building will detract significantly from the special historic character of the conservation area. The following alterations detract from the importance of the building: " Loss of original plan form by the removal of walls to create larger public rooms and the addition of walls to form bathrooms " Removal of fireplaces " Removal of decorative features ie cornices or ceiling roses " Addition of uPVC windows " Loss of large surrounding plot of land " Removal of most of the balcony " Removal of doors to balcony " Modern signage " Blocking of entrances of southern elevation of the boat house " The fact that the hotel is no longer a striking standalone building.