Hotel History Weston-super-mare
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introduction/explanation
1BA 1889 The Grand Atlantic hotel was built in 1859 originally as the weston college. Left Right The Grand Atlantic Wawrick Court Eddington Court The hotel stood in four acres of landscaped gardens until two local businessmen took ownership and modernised the premises, adding a ballroom and other amenities. During the second world war, the american air force used the premises as a convalescent home.
1TT 2013 Before the hotel it was a bowling alley Left Right Premiere Inn Carpark Eddington Court The area was part of a 1.5 million pound development scheme in 2013 The next phase of the development will provide primarily leisure space, including a cinema, branded restaurants, retail space and a gym The only franchised hotel along the seafront
1AN 1960 The owner has had it for 35 years as the Sandringham, before that it was a hotel known as the regency. Left Right Sandringham Hotel York Hotel Mini Golf Started out with 6 rooms and now have 90. The film All things to all men - about a robbery, was filmed in room 43 of the Sandringham hotel
1AH 2008 Used to be a nursing home, taken over in 2008 A classic sea front hotel housed in a victorian building. Left Right The York Hotel Coffee Shop Small Gift Shop 3 minute walk from the grand pier.
1JP 2008 The hotel was rebuilt in 1850 Royal Terrace built by architects Gabriel & Hirst late 1840s. Left Right The Royal Hotel Grosvenor Hotel Pavilion Winter Gardens Theres an original arch from old stables in one of the bedrooms. The Royal Hotel was the first hotel built along the sea front.
2AH 1928 Left Right Cabot Court Hotel Grosvenor Hotel Grosvenor Hotel Converted from a villa into a victorian house (flats) to a hotel again in 1928 Named after John Cabot the Italian-born navigator who settled in Bristol in the late 15th century Replica of John Cabots ship the Andrew on the front of hotel
2AW 1870 It forms nearly the entirety of Royal Terrace built by architects Gabriel & Hirst late 1840s. Left Right The Royal Grosvenor Cabot Court Hotel Weston-super-Mare College Originally private houses they quickly became hotels / boarding houses, since when most have gradually become part of the Grosvenor Hotel, apart from the western-most section which is part of the Cabot Hotel (Wetherspoons). The main entrance into the Cabot is quite clearly not part of the Royal Terrace but does contain within its shell part of an older 1830s house.
1970 Formerly known as The Melrose Left Right The Old Colonial Carpark Mentone Hotel It was a very popular seaside cafe in the 1950s / 60s since the adjoining car park was then a coach park. Day-trippers alighted from their coaches and went straight into the nearest café. During the 1970s the building was adapted to include hotel accommodation. With coaches banned the clientele changed, though the adjoining car park still makes this an easy venue to get to. (The car park was originally an ornamental private garden and shrubbery for those who occupied Royal Crescent, Park Place and Greenfield Place)
1970 Part of Victoria Buildings constructed 1840 as a terrace of seven x two-storey villas with front gardens Left Right Smiths Mentone Hotel House By the 1850s these properties were very quickly transforming into small hotels / boarding houses In the 1960s / 70s they gradually increased by a storey, and lost front gardens to a mixture of car-parking and café seating, all in a desperate attempt to counter the Spanish package holiday craze.
1970 Identical in style and date to Smiths Hotel. Left Right Seward Frankies resturant and bar Midland Hotel (closed) This property is part of the Albert Buildings c.1840 construction. Exactly the same processes found at the adjoining Victoria Buildings have occurred here. The original Seaward Hotel occupied one of the houses though during the 1960s / 70s adjoining properties were purchased and combined with the Seaward. Smiths, Seaward and Old Colonial have all been in local Greek Cypriot ownership,
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