Southampton
Harbour House
The former harbour office lies on the approaches to the Town Quay; it was built in 1925, in Edwardian Baroque style,[40][41] to replace an earlier building from the 19th century, to the designs of E. Cooper Poole, the Borough Engineer. Constructed of red brick with artificial stone trimmings, it is two storeys high, with a central tower with a cupola surmounted by an iron weathervane featuring a ship surmounting a globe, with the motto: "Janua Maris" ("Gateway to the Sea"). The octagonal tower has clocks on four faces and elaborate console brackets. The Town Quay frontage has a cornice and projecting central pediment with six columns. Above the entrance door, there is a balustrade on the first floor. The four windows are now blank; the windows and doorcase have Gibbs surrounds. In 2001, the property was sold to developers; at this time the council's archaeological department recorded the building’s condition before it was refurbished as a casino and restaurant. They reported that "the internal arrangements and decoration are much as built. It was richly decorated, and included moulded plaster panels of famous ships and sea battles. Some of the fittings came from the liner Majestic". The casino is now owned by the Genting Group and trades as "Maxim’s Casino".
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Southampton
Harbour House
The former harbour office lies on the approaches to the Town Quay; it was built in 1925, in Edwardian Baroque style,[40][41] to replace an earlier building from the 19th century, to the designs of E. Cooper Poole, the Borough Engineer. Constructed of red brick with artificial stone trimmings, it is two storeys high, with a central tower with a cupola surmounted by an iron weathervane featuring a ship surmounting a globe, with the motto: "Janua Maris" ("Gateway to the Sea"). The octagonal tower has clocks on four faces and elaborate console brackets. The Town Quay frontage has a cornice and projecting central pediment with six columns. Above the entrance door, there is a balustrade on the first floor. The four windows are now blank; the windows and doorcase have Gibbs surrounds. In 2001, the property was sold to developers; at this time the council's archaeological department recorded the building’s condition before it was refurbished as a casino and restaurant. They reported that "the internal arrangements and decoration are much as built. It was richly decorated, and included moulded plaster panels of famous ships and sea battles. Some of the fittings came from the liner Majestic". The casino is now owned by the Genting Group and trades as "Maxim’s Casino".
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