Corner of Westgate / Ship Hill These buildings are significantly larger than those to the south and while they are of differing styles (a mixture of neo classical and Art Deco forms (Jessop and May 2004) there is a degree of visual coherence to the group from the use of light coloured ashlar blocks. Before clearance between 1916 and 1934 OS surveys the site contained the 'Royal Hotel' and an associated yard (most likely for coaches). An arrangement of burgage plots is visible on the 1771 plan of Rotherham.