Grand Hotel, Sheringham
The Grand Hotel was a large Victorian hotel in the English seaside resort town of Sheringham in the county of Norfolk. It was demolished in 1974.
| Grand Hotel | |
|---|---|
  Norfolk | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Location | Sheringham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England |
| Address | The Esplanada Sheringham Norfolk |
| Coordinates | 52°56′45.53″N 1°12′23.38″E |
| Completed | 1898 |
| Opening | 1898 |
| Demolished | 1974 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 105
|
Location
The hotel was situated on the landward side of The Esplanada on the western side of the town. The hotel was on the sea front on the cliff top above the towns main beach. The site is now used partly as a car park and a small scale housing development.[1]
Description
The hotel was an impressive looking building which included two large domes on the roof, one on each corner. The hotel was designed by the Norwich architect Herbert John Green[2] who was also the church Diocesan Surveyor of Norwich.[3] The hotel was part of a rapid development of the resort following the arrival of the railway in to the town.
The hotel suffered a decline with the rapid expansion of the overseas package holiday business in the 1960s. It closed and was demolished in 1974. The site was later redeveloped into seven blocks of flats and a car park.
References
- OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0 319 21726 4.
- Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Sheringham entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0
- "Architects and Artists F to G". Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.