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Hotels were
beginning to develop before the Age of the railways. But what the
railways did
was to rapidly develop them, creating the Victorian grand hotel, and
pioneering
the modern hotel industry. At various times they operated over 110
establishments, large and small. Hotels were built outright, purchased,
or
leased, and in 1913 the net receipts exceeded £ ½ million. The first
hotel for rail travellers was built alongside They began
a long period of building or acquisition of hotels by or for railways
that lasted
into the 20th century. In 1840, the North Midland Railway opened a
hotel for
passengers needing to change trains at Normanton, designed by Francis
Thompson
who built Cuff’s Station Hotel at The Great Northern Hotel at London Kings Cross was
opened in
1854, and until company law legislation in 1856 and 1862 relaxed
restrictions
on share ownership and introduced limited liability, the railways were
the only
organisations with the capital resources to build hotels. Strictly
parliamentary powers were required. Few had them, and a number of
companies
obtained them only retrospectively, or made recourse to subsidiary
companies,
for financed others. The LBSCR assisted a private company to build The Grosvenor Hotel at Nor were
the provinces neglected, where railway rivalry often produced hotels.
The LNWR
opened The Queens Hotel at Railways
also owned hotels at ports, like the London
& Paris Hotel at Newhaven in 1847, and the Lord
Warden Hotel at Golf
received considerable attention, particularly in Architecture
followed current fashion, becoming more flamboyant as the 19th century
progressed. Well-known architects were employed: E. M. Barry at London
Cannon
Street and Charing Cross, C. E. Barry at London Liverpool Street,
Alfred
Waterhouse at Liverpool’s North Western, and George Gilbert Scott at
London St
Pancras, where the Midland Grand, opened in 1873, reached the apogee of
High
Victorian Gothic architecture and was the last word in hotels in its
day.
Interiors were no less lavish, with vast, impressive dining rooms and
lounges.
Some catered for special interests, such as City functions at After the
1923 Grouping some of the older hotels that could not be economically
modernised were sold or converted into offices: the North Western at On
nationalisation in 1948, hotels were divorced from railways under a
separate
Hotels Executive, only to return to them in 1962 as British Transport
Hotels.
The total of 61 in 1901 was now 37, mostly rundown after World War II.
Uneconomic ones began to be sold off, although one new hotel was built,
the Old
Course Hotel in The 29
hotels remaining in 1981 were sold, some returning to a new glory,
albeit with
new and unnecessary names like the Midland Holiday Inn at Manchester,
the
Copthorne (formerly North British) at Glasgow, and the Royal York
(formerly
Royal Station). After 41 years as offices the Great Central Hotel at
London
Marylebone was reconverted to the luxury Regent Hotel, now renamed the
Landmark
Hotel, while the greatest of them all, the Midland Grand, has been
splendidly
restored externally. Painstaking sample restoration of the interior
shows what
treasures remain to be uncovered, but they await finance, which means
finding a
use for the building. In 1948 the
British Transport Commission formed on the
nationalisation of the railways. Its divisions were as follows: - Railway Executive - Hotels Executive - Docks & Inland
Waterways
Executive - Road Passenger Executive - Road Haulage Executive - In 1962 the
British Transport Commission is
abolished and its activities are separated off into the following
public corporations.
- Railway Executive >
British Railways Board
- Hotels Executive >
British Transport Hotels
- Docks & Inland
Waterways Executive is split
-
Docks > British Transport Docks Board
-
Inland Waterways > British Waterways Board
- Road Passenger
Executive > Transport Holding Company
- Road Haulage Executive
>
- In 1982 the British Transport Hotels are privatised and sold off individually. Starved of adequate capital and infrastructure investment for many years, the hotels were profitable but had never been able to fulfil their true potential. Private hoteliers and speculators had always been aware of their real value, and in 1983 when a management buyout failed, 23 of the hotels were quickly purchased by various companies for £50.35 million.
RAILWAY HOTELS LMS Railway Hotels
The
Caledonian Hotel*
LMS The
Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh
Original Name:
The
Caledonian Hotel. Current Name:
The
Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh. Station served:
(Now
closed & demolished). Current Use:
“5
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Hilton
Hotel Group Address:
The Caledonian Hilton Edinburgh, Prince’s
Street, Telephone
Number: 0131
222 8888 Website:
www.hilton.co.uk/caledonian
The Central Hotel* LMS The
Quality Hotel Glasgow
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Central Hotel. Current Name:
The
Quality Hotel Glasgow. Date Built:
1885 Station served:
Current Use:
“3
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Quality
Hotel Group (Choice Hotels Address:
Telephone
Number: 0141
221 9680 Website:
http://www.choicehotelseurope.com/hotels/hotel?hotel=GB627 Parent Company Website: http://www.choicehotelseurope.com
(Choice Hotels UK) The Central Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Quality
Hotel Glasgow as part of the Quality Hotel Group (Choice Hotels
Europe).
The St Enoch Hotel* LMS
(CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
St Enoch Hotel. Current Name:
The
Quality Hotel Glasgow. Date Built:
? Station served:
The
Gleneagles Hotel*
LMS The
Gleneagles Hotel
GLENEAGLES THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Gleneagles Hotel. Current Name:
The
Gleneagles Hotel. Date Built:
1924 Station served:
GLENEAGLES
station. Current Use:
“5
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Gleneagles
Hotels Ltd Address:
The Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Telephone
Number: 01764
662 231 Website:
www.gleneagles.com
The
Welcombe Hotel*
LMS The
Menzies Welcombe Hotel, Spa & Golf Club THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Welcombe Hotel. Current Name:
The
Menzies Welcombe Hotel, Spa and Golf Club. Date Built:
Acquired
1931. Station served:
Current Use:
“4
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Menzies
Hotel Group CV37 0NR, England Telephone Number: 0871 472 4024 Website:
www.welcombe.co.uk
The Welcombe Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Menzies
Welcombe Hotel, Spa and Golf Club by the Menzies Hotels Group.
The
Turnberry Hotel*
LMS The
Westin Turnberry Resort
TURNBERRY THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Turnberry Hotel. Current Name:
The
Westin Turnberry Resort. Date Built:
1906 Station served:
TURNBERRY
station near Current Use:
“5
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Westin
Hotels & Resorts (Part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts) Address:
The
Westin Turnberry Resort, Telephone
Number: 01655
331 000 Website:
www.turnberry.co.uk
The Turnberry Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Westin
Turnberry Resort as part of Westin Hotels & Resorts (part of
the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Group).
The
Midland Hotel*
LMS The Hallmark Hotel THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Midland Hotel. Current Name:
The
Hallmark Hotel Date Built:
1841. Station served:
Current Use:
“4
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Best
Western Hotel Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 01332
345 894 Website: http://www.hallmarkhotels.co.uk/derby/default-en.html Parent Company Website: www.hallmarkhotels.co.uk The Midland Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Hallmark
Hotel Derby as part of the Hallmark Hotels Group.
The
North Stafford Hotel
LMS The
North Stafford Hotel
STOKE ON Original Name:
The
North Stafford Hotel. Current Name:
The
North Stafford Hotel. Date Built:
1849 Station served:
STOKE
ON TRENT station. Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Britannia
Hotels Group. Address:
Telephone
Number: 01782
744 477 Website:
www.britanniahotels.com/hotel_home.asp?Page=129
The North Stafford Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1953 by British Railways. Today it is operated as
the North Stafford Hotel as
part of the Britannia Hotels Group.
The
Midland Hotel*
LMS The
Midland Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Midland Hotel. Current Name:
The Date Built:
1903. Station served:
(Now closed and converted into the
Manchester Central - Convention & Exhibition Complex) Current Use:
“4
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Quintessential
Hotels Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 0161
236 3333
The Midland Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Midland
Hotel Manchester as part of the Quintessential Hotels Group.
The
Midland Adelphi Hotel*
LMS The
Britannia Adelphi Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Midland Adelphi Hotel. Current Name:
The
Britannia Adelphi Hotel. Date Built:
1826,
Rebuilt 1912-14. Station served:
Current Use:
“4
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Britannia
Hotels group Address:
Telephone
Number: 0151
709 7200 Website:
www.britanniahotels.com/hotel_home.asp?Page=45
The Midland Adelphi Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport
Hotels. Today it is operated as the Britannia
Adelphi Hotel as part of the Britannia Hotels Group.
The
Exchange Hotel
LMS Original Name:
The
Exchange Hotel. Current Name:
Date Built:
? Station served:
(Now
closed & demolished, only the facade has been retained) Current Use:
Demolished and converted to offices, retaining only the
facade of the building.
The
Queens Hotel*
LMS The
Queens Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Queens Hotel. Current Name:
The
Queens Hotel. Date Built:
1937. Station served:
Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Quintessential
Hotels Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 0113
243 1323 Website:
www.qhotels.co.uk/hotels/leeds/the_queens/
The Queens Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Queens
Hotel as part of the Quintessential Hotels Group.
The Queens Hotel*
LMS
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Queens Hotel. Current Name:
Date Built:
1854 Station served:
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET Current Use:
Current Owners:
Address:
Website:
The
Station Hotel
LMS The
Station Hotel
Original Name:
The
Station Hotel. Current Name:
The Station Hotel Date Built:
? Station served:
Current Use:
“3
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Swallow
Hotel Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 01292
263 268 Website:
www.swallow-hotels.com
The Station Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1951 by British Railways. Today it is operated as the Station Hotel as part of the
Swallow Hotel Group.
The
Station Hotel
LMS The
Best Western Station Hotel
Original Name:
The
Station Hotel. Current Name:
The
Best Western Station Hotel. Date Built:
1897 Station Served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Best
Western Hotels group Address:
49
Lovers Walk, Telephone
Number: 01387
254 316 Website:
www.stationhotel.co.uk Parent Company Website: www.bestwestern.co.uk
(Best Western Hotels) The Station Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1972 by British Transport Hotels. Today it is operated as
the Station Hotel as part of
the Best Western Hotels Group.
The
Station Hotel
LMS The
Royal Highland Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Station Hotel. Current Name:
The
Royal Highland Hotel. Date Built:
1854 Station served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Privately
Owned Address:
Website:
www.royalhighlandhotel.co.uk
The
Station Hotel
LMS
HOLYHEAD Original Name:
The
Station Hotel. Current Name:
n/a Date Built:
? Station served:
HOLYHEAD
station. Current Use:
Demolished and replaced by an office building. The
Station Hotel
LMS The
Quality Hotel Station - Perth
PERTH
GENERAL Original Name:
The
Station Hotel. Current Name:
The
Quality Hotel Station - Perth. Date Built:
1890 Station served:
PERTH
GENERAL station. Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Quality
Hotels Group (Choice Hotels Address:
Telephone
Number: 0173
862 4141 Website:
www.choicehotelseurope.com/hotels/hotel?hotel=GB628
The Station Hotel was sold out of railway ownership in ?. Today it is operated as the Quality Hotel Station Perth as part of the Quality Hotels Group (Choice Hotels Europe).
The
Dornoch Hotel*
LMS The
Royal Golf Hotel
DORNOCH THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Dornoch Hotel. Current Name:
The
Royal Golf Hotel. Date Built:
1938 Station Served:
DORNOCH
station (Now closed) Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Acquired by Peter de Savary in 2006 but sold in 2008 to
private owners. Address:
The Royal Golf Hotel, 1st
Tee, Website:
The
Euston Hotel*
LMS
LONDON EUSTON THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Euston Hotel. Current Name:
N/A. Date Built:
?. Station Served:
LONDON
EUSTON station. Current Use:
Demolished with the rebuilding of London Euston in the
1960s. Current Owners:
The
Midland Grand Hotel*
LMS
LONDON ST PANCRAS THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Midland Grand Hotel. Current Name:
N/A. Date Built:
1873. Station Served:
LONDON
ST PANCRAS station. Current Use:
Under restoration into a "5 Star" Hotel and apartments. Current Owners:
London
& Continental Railway Properties Website:
www.lcrhq.co.uk The Midland Grand Hotel was closed in 1935 by
the LMS and thereafter it was used as offices until 1983. Since then it
has been vacant. Today it is owned by London & Continental Railway
Properties and it is once again to become a hotel from 2009.
The
Park Hotel
LMS
Original Name:
The
Park Hotel. Current Name:
County Hall Date Built:
? Station served:
Current Use:
Converted into the offices of Lancashire County Council Current Owners: Lancashire County Council Address:
Website:
www.lancashire.gov.uk
The
Queens Hotel
LMS
ALDERLEY EDGE
Original Name:
The Queens Hotel. Current Name:
Queens Court. Date Built:
1845. Station Served:
ALDERLEY EDGE station Current Use:
Converted into offices as Queens Court Current Owners:
The
North Euston Hotel
LMS The
North Euston Hotel
FLEETWOOD
Original Name:
The
North Euston Hotel. Current Name:
The North Euston Hotel. Date Built:
1841. Station Served:
FLEETWOOD station (Now closed and demolished) Current Use:
"3 Star" Hotel Current Owners: Elizabeth Hotels Ltd Address:
Website: www.elizabethhotels.co.uk Parent Company Website: www.elizabethhotels.co.uk (Elizabeth Hotels)The North Euston Hotel was established by Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, promoter of the Preston & Wyre Railway Dock & Harbour Co. As a result the hotel was never actually owned by the railways but remained closely associated with them. Today it is operated as the North Euston Hotel as part of the Elizabeth Hotels Ltd.
The
Midland Hotel*
LMS The
Midland Hotel
MORECAMBE PROMENADE
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Midland Hotel. Current Name:
N/A. Date Built:
1930. Station Served:
MORECAMBE
PROMENADE station (Now relocated) Current Use:
"4 star" hotel Current Owners:
Urban
Splash / English Lakes Hotels Ltd. Website: www.urbansplash.co.uk The Midland Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1952 by British Railways. After restoration by Urban
Splash the Midland Hotel reopened once more as a hotel in 2008. From
April 2009, Urban Splash announced a partnership with English Lakes
Hotels who will operate the hotel on their behalf. Today it is operated
as the Midland Hotel as part
of English Lakes Hotels.
The
Keswick Hotel
LMS The
Keswick Park
KESWICK
Original Name:
The
Keswick Hotel. Current Name:
The Keswick Park Date Built:
1869. Station Served:
KESWICK station (closed 1972) Current Use:
Hotel Current Owners:
Privately Owned Address:
Website: www.keswickparkhotel.com The Keswick Hotel was
established by the railway and leased to a separate hotel company
closely associated with the railways. Therefore it was never owned by
the railways but always was closely associated with them. Today it is
operated as the Keswick Park Hotel
which is privately owned. The
North Western Hotel
LMS
Original Name:
The
North Western Hotel. Current Name:
North
Western Hall Date Built:
1871. Station served:
Current Use:
Converted to student accommodation. Current Owners:
Address:
North
Western Hall, Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 1RD, England, UK Website:
www.livjm.ac.uk
The
Midland Hotel*
LMS The THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Midland Hotel. Current Name:
The
Midland Hotel. Date Built:
1890 Station served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel Current Owners:
Peel
Hotel Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 01274
735 735 Website:
www.midland-hotel-bradford.com Parent Company Website: www.peelhotels.co.uk
(Peel Hotels) The Midland Hotel was closed in 1970 by
British Transport Hotels, sold out of railway ownership but reopened as
a hotel in 1985. Today it is operated as the Midland Hotel as part of the Peel
Hotel Group.
The
Crewe Arms Hotel
LMS The
Crewe Arms Hotel
Original Name:
The
Crewe Arms Hotel. Current Name:
The
Crewe Arms Hotel Date Built:
1837. Station served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel Current Owners:
Privately
Owned Address:
Telephone
Number: 01270
213 204 Website:
www.crewearmshotel.com
The
Furness Abbey Hotel
LMS
Original Name:
The
Furness Abbey Hotel. Current Name:
? Date Built:
? Station served:
The Furness
Abbey Hotel was closed by the LMS in 1938. The
Lochalsh Hotel*
LMS The
Lochalsh Hotel
KYLE OF
LOCHALSH THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Lochalsh Hotel. Current Name:
The
Lochalsh Hotel. Date Built:
? Station Served:
KYLE
OF LOCHALSH station. Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Privately
Owned Address:
Telephone
Number: 01599
534 202 Website:
www.lochalshhotel.com
The
Highland Hotel*
LMS The
Highland Hotel
STRATHPEFFER
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Highland Hotel. Current Name:
The Highland Hotel Date Built:
1911 Station served.
STRATHPEFFER
station (Now closed) Current Use:
"3 Star" Hotel. Current Owners: Shearings Holiday Hotels Address: The Highland Hotel, Golf Course Road, Strathpeffer, Highland Region, IV14 9AN, Scotland, UK Telephone
Number: 01997
421 457 Website:
http://www.washearings.com/was_hotels/hotels/BHIGST.html Parent Company Website: www.shearings.com
(Shearings Holidays) The Highland Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1965 by British Railways. Today it is operated as the Highland Hotel as part of the
Shearings Holiday Hotels.
LNER Railway Hotels The
Great Northern Hotel*
LNER
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Great Northern Hotel. Current Name:
N/A Date Built:
1854. Station Served:
Current Use:
Under conversion to offices. Current Owner: Network Rail Address: The Great Northern Hotel, Kings Cross, London, N1 9AN, England, UK Telephone
Number: 020
7837 5454 Website:
www.networkrail.co.uk
The Great Northern Hotel was sold out of railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
The
North British Hotel*
LNER The
Balmoral Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
North British Hotel. Current Name:
The
Balmoral Hotel Date Built:
1902 Station served:
Current Use:
“5-Star” Hotel. Current Owner:
The Rocco
Forte Collection Address:
The Balmoral Hotel, 1
Prince’s Street, Telephone
Number:
0131 556 2414 Website:
www.thebalmoralhotel.com
The North British Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport
Hotels. Today it is operated as the Balmoral
Hotel as part of the Rocco Forte Collection.
The
North British Hotel*
LNER The THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
North British Hotel. Current Name:
The
Millennium Hotel Date Built:
1895 Station Served:
Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owner:
Millennium
Hotels & Resorts Address:
Telephone
Number: 0141
332 6711 Website:
www.millenniumhotels.com
The North British Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport
Hotels. Today it is operated as the Millennium
Hotel Glasgow as part of the Millennium Hotels & Resorts
Group.
The
Royal Station Hotel*
LNER The
Quality Hotel Royal - Kingston upon Hull
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Royal Station Hotel. Current Name:
The
Quality Hotel Royal - Kingston upon Hull. Date Built:
1851. Station served:
Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owner:
Quality
Hotel Group (Choice Hotels Address:
Quality Hotel Royal - Kingston upon Hull, 170
Ferensway, Telephone
Number: 0148
232 5087 Website:
www.choicehotelseurope.com/hotels/hotel?hotel=GB611
Parent Company Website: www.choicehotelseurope.com
(Choice Hotels UK) The Royal Station Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport
Hotels. today it is operated as the Quality
Hotel Royal - Kingston upon Hull as part of the Quality Hotel
Group (Choice Hotels Europe).
The
Royal Station Hotel*
LNER The
Royal Station Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Royal Station Hotel. Current Name:
The
Royal Station Hotel. Date Built:
1858 Station served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owner:
Cairn
Hotel Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 0191
232 0781 Website:
www.royalstationhotel.com
The Royal Station Hotel was
sold out of railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British
Transport Hotels. Today it is operated as the Royal Station Hotel as part of the
Cairn Hotel Group.
The Great
Northern Hotel
LNER The
Great Northern Hotel
Original Name:
The
Great Northern Hotel. Current Name:
The
Great Northern Hotel. Date Built:
1849 Station Served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owner:
Privately
Owned Address:
The Great Northern Hotel, Station
Approach, Telephone
Number:
01733 295 200 Website:
www.greatnorthernhotel.co.uk
The
Royal Station Hotel*
LNER The
Royal York Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Royal Station Hotel. Current Name:
The
Royal York Hotel. Date Built:
? Station served:
Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owner:
Principal
Hayley Hotels Group. Address:
Telephone
Number: 01904
653 681 Website:
www.principal-hayley.com
The Royal Station Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport
Hotels. Today it is operated as the Royal
York Hotel as part of the Principal Hayley Hotels Group.
The
Great Central Hotel*
LNER The
Landmark THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Great Central Hotel. Current Name:
The
Landmark Date Built:
1899. Station served:
Current Use:
“5 Star” Hotel. Current Owner:
The
Landmark Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 020
7631 8000 Website:
www.landmarklondon.co.uk
The Great Central Hotel was closed in 1947 by
the LNER and became railway offices, subsequently becoming British
Rail's headquarters. It was sold out of railway ownership in 1993 and
once again became a hotel. Today it is operated as the Landmark London as part of the
Landmark Hotel Group.
The
Great Eastern Hotel*
LNER The
ANdAZ London THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Great Eastern Hotel. Current Name:
The
ANdAZ London. Date Built:
1884 Station served:
Current Use:
“5 Star” Hotel. Current Owner:
The
ANdAZ Hotels Group (Part of Hyatt Hotels) Address:
Telephone Number: 020 7618 5000 (ANdAZ London)
020 7618
7000 (Aurora Restaurant) Website: http://london.liverpoolstreet.andaz.com/ Parent Company Website: www.hyatt.com (Hyatt
Hotels & Resorts) The Great Eastern Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport
Hotels. Today it is operated as the ANdAZ
London as part of the Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Group.
The The Original Name:
The
Great Current Name:
The Date Built:
1869 Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Privately Owned Address:
The Wellesley Hotel, Wellington Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4HJ,
England, UK Telephone
Number: 0113
243 0431 The Great Northern Hotel was sold out of railway ownership in 1952 by British Railways. Today it is operated as the Wellesley Hotel which is privately owned.
The The Original Name:
The
Great Current Name:
The Date Built:
1875 Station served:
(now known
as BRADFORD INTERCHANGE station) Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Tomahawk Hotel Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 01274
728 706 Parent Company Website: www.tomahawkhotels.co.uk (Tomahawk Hotel Group) The Great Northern Victoria Hotel was sold out of railway ownership in 1952 by British Railways. Today it is operated as the Great Victoria Hotel as part of the Tomahawk Hotel Group. The
Station Hotel
LNER The
Station Hotel
Original Name:
The
Station Hotel. Current Name:
The
Station Hotel. Date Built:
? Station Served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Cairn Hotel Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 01224
587 214 Website:
www.stationhotelaberdeen.com
The The Original Name:
The Current Name:
The Date Built:
1851 Station served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel Current Owners:
Brook
Hotels Group Address:
The George Hotel, St George's Square, Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire, Telephone
Number: 01484
515 444 Website:
www.brook-hotels.co.uk/george_hotel.html
The
FELIXSTOWE THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The Current Name:
Harvest
House Date Built: Station served:
FELIXSTOWE
station Current Use:
Converted into luxury flats. Current Owners: Website: The Felix Hotel
was sold out of railway ownership in 1952 by British Railways and was
converted to offices. Later in 1986 it was converted into luxury
retirement flats as Harvest House. The
Sandringham Hotel
LNER
Original Name:
The
Sandringham Hotel Current Name:
Date Built:
Station served:
Current Use:
Current Owners:
Address:
Website:
The
Royal Hotel
LNER
Original Name:
The
Royal Hotel. Current Name:
Date Built: Station Served:
Current Use:
Demolished in the 1960s and its site is now occupied by a new hotel
called the Humber Royal Hotel. Current Owners: Website:
The
Yarborough Hotel
LNER
Original Name:
The
Yarborough Hotel. Current Name:
The Yarborough Hotel Date Built:
1851 Station served:
Current Use:
Converted to a J.D. Wetherspoons Pub. Current Owners: J.D. Wetherspoons. Address: The Yarborough Hotel, 29 Bethlehem Street, Grimsby, South Humberside, DN31 1JN, England, UK Telephone
Number:
01472 268 283 Website:
http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/pubfinder/details.php?OutletNumber=303
The
Great Eastern Hotel
LNER
HARWICH
PARKESTON QUAY Original Name:
The
Great Eastern Hotel. Current Name:
N/A Date Built:
1883. Station Served:
HARWICH
PARKESTON QUAY station (Now known
as HARWICH INTERNATIONAL station) Current Use:
Converted to offices. Current Owners: Website: The Great Eastern Hotel was closed in 1963 by
British Railways and was converted to railway offices.
The
Great Eastern Hotel
LNER
Original Name:
The
Great Eastern Hotel. Current Name:
Quayside Court Date Built:
1865. Station served:
Current Use:
Later became the Town Hall but was later converted to
flats as Quayside Court. Current Owner:
Website:
The
Zetland Hotel*
LNER
SALTBURN
BY THE SEA THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Zetland Hotel. Current Name:
N/A Date Built:
1863. Station served:
SALTBURN
BY THE SEA station Current Use:
Converted into luxury
apartments and known as The Zetland. Current Owner: Website:
The
Royal Victoria Station Hotel*
LNER The
Holiday Inn Sheffield Royal THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Royal Victoria Station Hotel. Current Name:
The
Holiday Date Built:
1862 Station Served:
SHEFFIELD (Now
closed & demolished) Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Holiday
Inn Hotels & Resorts (Part of the InterContinental Hotels Group) Address:
Telephone
Number: 0114
276 8822 Website:
www.holidayinnsheffield.co.uk Parent Company Website: www.ihg.com
(InterContinental Hotels Group) The Royal Victoria Station Hotel was sold out
of railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British
Transport Hotels. Today it is operated as the Holiday Inn Royal Victoria as part
of Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts (Part of the InterContinental
Hotels Group).
The
Grand Hotel
LNER The
Grand Hotel
WEST Original Name:
The
Grand Hotel. Current Name:
The
Grand Hotel. Date Built:
1901 Station served:
Current Use:
“3
Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Privately
Owned Address:
Telephone
Number: 01429
266 345 Website:
www.grandhotelhartlepool.co.uk
The
Victoria Station Hotel
LNER
Original Name:
The
Victoria Station Hotel. Current Name:
N/A Date Built: Station Served:
Current Use:
Unknown. Current Owners:
Website:
The
Old Course Hotel*
LNER The
Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa
ST ANDREWS THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Old Course Hotel. Current Name:
The
Old Course Hotel Golf Resort and Spa Date Built:
1968. Station Served:
ST
ANDREWS station, Current Use:
“5 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Kohler
Company Address:
The Old Course Hotel, Old Station Road, St
Andrews, Telephone
Number: 01334
474 371 Website:
www.oldcoursehotel.co.uk
The Old Course Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Old
Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa as part of the Kohler
Company. GWR Railway Hotels
The
Great Western Royal Hotel*
GWR The
Hilton THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Great Western Royal Hotel. Current Name:
The
Hilton Date Built:
1852. Station served:
Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Hilton
Hotel Group Address:
Telephone
Number: 020
7850 0500 Website:
www.hilton.co.uk/paddington
The Great Western Royal Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport
Hotels. Today it is operated as the Hilton
London Paddington as part of the Hilton Hotels Group.
The
Great Western Hotel*
GWR
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The Great Western Hotel. Current Name:
Date Built:
1863 Station served:
Current Use:
Current Owners:
Address:
Website:
The
Tregenna Castle Hotel*
GWR The THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Treganna Castle Hotel. Current Name:
The
Treganna Castle Hotel. Date Built:
Acquired
1878. Station served:
ST
IVES station, Current Use:
“5 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Address:
Tregenna Castle Estate, St Ives, Telephone
Number:
01736 795 254 Website:
www.tregenna-castle.co.uk
The
Manor House Hotel*
GWR The
Bovey Castle Hotel and Golf Course
MORETONHAMPSTEAD THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Manor House Hotel. Current Name:
The
Bovey Castle Hotel. Date Built:
Acquired
1929. Station Served:
MORETONHAMPSTEAD
station (Now closed) Current Use:
“5 Star” Hotel Current Owners:
Peter
de Savary / Hilwood Resorts & Hotels Address:
Bovey Castle, North Bovey, Moretonhampstead, Telephone
Number: 01647
445 016 Website:
www.boveycastle.com
The Manor House Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Bovey
Castle Hotel as part of Hilwood Resorts & Hotels.
The
Great Western Hotel
GWR The Grand Hotel
Original Name:
The Great Western Hotel. Current Name:
The Grand Hotel. Date Built:
Station served:
TORQUAY Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Richardson Hotels Group Address:
The Grand Hotel, Sea Front, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 6NT Website:
www.grandtorquay.co.uk
The
Great Western Hotel
GWR The Great Western Hotel
Original Name:
The Great Western Hotel. Current Name:
The Great Western Hotel. Date Built:
Station served:
Current Use:
“2 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
St Austell Brewery Address:
The Great Western Hotel, Narrowcliff, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 2NE Website:
www.greatwesternnewquay.co.uk
The
Castle Hotel
GWR
ABERYSTWYTH Original Name:
The
Castle Hotel. Current Name:
The Castle Hotel Date Built:
Station Served:
ABERYSTWYTH
station. Current Use:
Converted to a pub. Current Owners:
Address: The Castle Hotel, South Road, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 1JW, Wales, UK Telephone
Number: 01970
612 188 Website:
The Royal Western Hotel
GWR
Original Name:
The
Royal Western Hotel. Current Name:
Brunel
House. Date Built:
1839 Station served:
Current Use:
Current Owners:
Address:
Website:
www.bristol.gov.uk
The
Great Western Hotel
GWR The
Malmaison Reading
READING Original Name:
The
Great Western Hotel. Current Name:
The
Malmaison Reading Date Built:
1844. Station Served:
READING
station Current Use:
Hotel Current Owners:
Malmaison Hotels Address:
Great Western House, 18-20 Station Road, Reading,
Berkshire, RG1 1JX Telephone
Number: 0118
956 2300 Website:
www.malmaison-reading.com
The Great Western Hotel was damaged by fire
in the 1960s and converted into offices. In 2005 it was acquired by
Malmaison and converted into a boutique hotel. Today it is operated as
the Malmaison Reading as part
of the Malmaison Hotels Group.
The
Station Hotel
GWR The Great Western Hotel
Original Name:
The Station Hotel Current Name:
The Great Western Hotel Date Built:
? Station served:
EXETER ST DAVIDS Current Use:
"2 star" hotel Current Owners:
Privately
Owned Address:
The Great Western Hotel, St Davids Station, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4NU Website:
www.greatwesternhotel.co.uk
The
Duke of Cornwall Hotel*
GWR The
Duke of Cornwall Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Duke of Cornwall Hotel. Current Name:
The
Duke of Cornwall Hotel. Date Built:
1863 Station served:
(now closed and replaced in 1991
by the Plymouth Pavilions conference centre and arena) Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Best
Western Hotels group. Address:
Telephone
Number: 01752
275 850 Website:
www.thedukeofcornwallhotel.com
The
Falmouth Hotel
GWR The Falmouth Hotel
Original Name:
The Falmouth Hotel. Current Name:
The Falmouth Hotel. Date Built:
1864 Station served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Richardson Hotels Group Address:
The Falmouth Hotel, Castle Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4NZ Website:
www.falmouthhotel.com
The
Fowey Hotel
GWR The Falmouth Hotel
Original Name:
The Fowey Hotel. Current Name:
The Fowey Hotel. Date Built:
1883 Station served:
Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Privately
Owned Address:
The Fowey Hotel, The Esplanade, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1HX Website:
www.thefoweyhotel.co.uk
The
Fishguard Bay Hotel*
GWR The
Fishguard Bay Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (COUNTRY HOUSE RESORT HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Fishguard Bay Hotel. Current Name:
The
Fishguard Bay Hotel Date Built:
1907 Station served:
Current Use:
“3 Star” Hotel Current Owners:
Privately
Owned Address:
Telephone
Number: 01348
873 571 Website: www.bayhotelfishguard.co.uk The Fishguard Bay Hotel was closed in 1951 by
British Railways and later was sold out of railway ownership before
reopening as a hotel in private ownership. Today it is operated as the Fishguard Bay Hotel which is
privately owned.
SR Railway Hotels:
The
Grosvenor Hotel*
SR The
Grosvenor Hotel THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Grosvenor Hotel. Current Name:
The Date Built:
1861. Station served:
Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Thistle
Hotel Group. Address:
Telephone
Number: 0870
333 9120 Website:
www.thistlehotels.com/victoria
The Grosvenor Hotel was sold out of railway
ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport Hotels.
Today it is operated as the Thistle
Victoria as part of the Thistle Hotels Group.
The
Charing Cross Hotel*
SR The Charing Cross Hotel
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Charing Cross Hotel. Current Name:
The Charing Cross Hotel. Date Built:
? Station served:
Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Guoman
Hotel Group (Part of Thistle Hotels). Address:
Charing Cross Hotel, The
Strand, Telephone
Number: 0870
333 9105 Website:
www.guoman.com
The Charing Cross Hotel was sold out of
railway ownership in 1981 with the privatisation of British Transport
Hotels. Today it is operated as the Charing
Cross Hotel as part of the Guoman Hotel Group.
The
City Terminus Hotel
SR
Original Name:
The
City Terminus Hotel. Current Name: ? Date Built:
1866 Station served:
The City Terminus Hotel was opened in 1866. It underwent a change of name later on to the Cannon Street Hotel. By 1931 it was closed by the Southern Railway and converted into offices as Southern House. In 1960 as part of the redevelopment of the station the former hotel was demolished.
The
Pavilion Hotel
SR The
Quality Hotel Burlington - Folkestone
FOLKESTONE
CENTRAL
Original Name:
The
Pavilion Hotel. Current Name:
The Quality Hotel Burlington - Folkestone ????? Date Built: Station served:
FOLKESTONE
CENTRAL station. Current Use:
"3 Star" Hotel. Current Owners:
Quality Hotel Group (Choice Hotels Address: Quality Hotel Burlington - Folkestone, Earls Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2HR, England, UK Telephone Number:
01303 255 301 Website: http://www.choicehotelseurope.com/hotels/hotel?hotel=GB109
http://www.theburlingtonhotel.com/
The
London & Paris Hotel
SR
Original Name:
The
London & Paris Hotel. Current Name:
Date Built:
Station served:
The
South Eastern Hotel
SR
Original Name:
The
South Eastern Hotel. Current Name:
Date Built:
Station served:
The
Lord Warden Hotel*
SR
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The
Lord Warden Hotel. Current Name:
Lord Warden House Date Built:
1853. Station served:
acquired by the Dover Harbour Board and now is used as offices for various freight forwarding companies and is called Lord Warden House. Current Owners: Dover Harbour Board Address:
Lord Warden
House, 119 Lord Warden Square, Western Docks, Dover, Kent, CT17 9EQ,
England, UK Website:
www.doverport.co.uk
The
Imperial Hotel*
SR
THIS WAS ONE OF THE PRESTIGOUS, FLAGSHIP RAILWAY HOTELS (CITY CENTRE HOTEL)
Original Name:
The Imperial Hotel / South Western Hotel. Current Name:
South
Western House Date Built:
? Station served:
Current Use:
Converted into luxury flats as Imperial Apartments. Current Owners: Address:
South
Western House, Canute Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3AL, England,
UK Website:
The
Royal Hotel
SR
Original Name:
The
Royal Hotel. Current Name:
N/A Date Built:
? Station served:
Current Use:
Unknown. Current Owners:
Website: The
Hythe Imperial Hotel
SR The
Hythe Imperial Hotel
Original Name:
Hythe
Imperial Hotel. Current Name:
Hythe
Imperial Hotel. Date Built: Station served:
HYTHE
station, Current Use:
“4 Star” Hotel. Current Owners:
Quintessential Hotels Group Address:
The Hythe Imperial Hotel, Prince’s
Parade, Telephone
Number: 01303
267 441 Website:
http://www.qhotels.co.uk/hotels/the-hythe-imperial-hythe-kent/
The
Knowle Hotel
SR
SIDMOUTH Original Name:
The
Knowle Hotel. Current Name:
N/A Date Built: Station served:
SIDMOUTH
station (Now closed) Current Use:
Converted for use as main East Devon District Council
offices. Current Owners: East Devon District Council Address:
Council
Offices, Knowle, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 8HL, England, UK Website:
www.eastdevon.gov.uk Irish Railway Hotels (
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