Grand Hotel (Scarborough)
| Britannia Grand Hotel | |
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The Grand Hotel, Scarborough
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| Former names | The Grand Hotel Cliff Hotel |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Address | St Nicholas Cliff |
| Town or city | Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 54°16′50″N 0°23′54″W / 54.280493°N 0.398233°WCoordinates: 54°16′50″N 0°23′54″W / 54.280493°N 0.398233°W |
| Construction started | 1863 |
| Completed | 1867 |
| Renovated | 1978 and 2005 |
| Cost | £100,000 (1867) |
| Owner | Britannia Hotels |
| Height | 37m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 + Eaves Level + 2 attic storey + 3 basement levels |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Cuthbert Brodrick |
| Designations | Grade II Listed |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 413 |
| Parking | No Parking |
| Website | |
| https://www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/the-grand-hotel-scarborough/ | |
The Grand Hotel is a large hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, overlooking the town's South Bay. It is a Grade II* listed building that is owned by Britannia Hotels and has undergone a £7 million refurbishment. At the time of its grand opening in 1867, it was the largest hotel and the largest brick structure in Europe.
The hotel was designed by the Hull architect Cuthbert Brodrick, who was better known as the designer of several Leeds buildings, and when completed in 1867 was one of the largest hotels in the world, as well as one of the first giant purpose-built hotels in Europe. The hotel's distinctive yellow (also referred to as tawny) brickwork was made locally in Hunmanby and is complemented with traditional red brickwork around the windows.
The building is designed around the theme of time: four towers to represent the seasons, 12 floors for the months of the year, 52 chimneys symbolise the weeks, and originally there were 365 bedrooms, one for each day of the year. Following the renovation the room count was reduced to 280. The hotel itself is in the shape of a 'V' in honour of Queen Victoria. The hotel's heyday was arguably during Victorian times, when wealthy holidaymakers made up the establishment's clientele. As Scarborough was a famous spa town, the building's baths originally included an extra pair of taps, so guests could wash in seawater as well as fresh.
The design has similarities to contemporaries of the period that were stylised as "French Second Empire mode". The windows on the ground and first floors are round headed. Those on the first floor also have a continuous iron rail balcony. All first to third floor windows have a cornice over the top denoting the floor boundary. The Eaves level windows are located between the projecting brackets for the eaves. The attic windows are squared dormer on the lower level and rounded on the upper. The attic levels, being part of the roof are covered in slate. On the narrow end of the building there is domed structure between the two towers. Facing the sea, the three basement levels can be seen clearly extended the full length of the building. A glass-enclosed terrace has been added on top of this. The building was first listed on 8 June 1973 with number 1243163 under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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