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Grand seaside hotels dominate Britain's seaside resorts with bold, largescale buildings, often magnificent examples of the most fashionable architectural style of the time. First emerging in the eighteenth century, their golden age came in the second half of the nineteenth, when a showpiece luxury hotel was a must-have for any successful seaside resort. These imposing Grands, Royals and Imperials, filled with every modern convenience of the period and containing opulent restaurants and ballrooms, are fascinating buildings that reflect the fortunes of those who built and visited them throughout the years. Karen Averby takes us through the rise, the fall and the modern-day resurgence of the grand seaside hotel across the whole of the UK, from their exclusive and luxurious nineteenth-century beginnings, through their renaissance in the interwar years, decline in the 1970s as foreign package holidays became popular and their recent, more accessible refurbished form today. This book is part of the Britain's Heritage series, which provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain's past, and is the perfect way to get acquainted with seaside hotels in all their variety.Product Identifiers
PublisherAmberley Publishing
ISBN-139781445675466
eBay Product ID (ePID)6046593489
Product Key Features
Number of Pages64 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSeaside Hotels
Publication Year2018
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorKaren Averby
SeriesBritain's Heritage
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight186 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorKaren Averby