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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (North Riding) => Topic started by: lilleywood on Thursday 12 November 09 21:28 GMT (UK)
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Hi all
My Grandmother used to work at the Prince of Wales Hotel,Scarborough.
I believe it was destroyed in ww2. Deos anyone have a picture of the hotel before this event?
many thanks.
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I have been through lots of websites,but cant find any pictures of the hotel.Only a mention of its destruction in the war, In reference rooms of main libraries of the area.They are sure to have a book with pictures of hotels in them like they have old picture houses.Or photos/drawings that get handed in to them by the public.
If you search the net for libraries Scarborough find the one that you want then email them.Let us know how you get on if you do that ;D
Celia
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How about this one
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5618
Celia
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Hi - these entries in the London Gazette suggest that there was a Prince of Wales Hotel in Scarborough in 1970 and possibly as late as 1986 - could be a separate establishment of course...
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/45150/pages/7895
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/50533/supplements/7341
Regards
Rob
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I have found a reference to the Prince of Wales being hit during WW1 in the Crownspa Hotel history. As I thought, the Prince of Wales was on the Esplanade on the South Side, possibly on the corner of Prince of Wales Terrace. Quite a few of the hotels on the Esplanade have been converted into flats. Could find no reference to the hotel being hit during WW2.
Regards
Scarbro
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Thank you for your replies,
Of course Scarbro is correct the hotel was damaged during the 1st WW
on the 13th December 1914.
Lilleywood
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Hi
You're in luck! I have a number of books about the history of Scarborough, many of which contain a variety of photographs and line-drawings. A brief glance through a few of them have thrown up the following ...
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/terrierfan/Quinton.jpg)
An original water colour painting from 'SCARBOROUGH: Queen of English Watering Places' by H. R. Quinton, reproduced and published by J. Salmon, possibly about 1910. The Prince of Wales is at the top left of the picture.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/terrierfan/Mates1.jpg)
Part of a panoramic photograph by Sarony in 'PEERLESS SCARBOROUGH', one of Mate's Illustrated Guides c1901
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/terrierfan/Coggins.jpg)
Photograph from 'SCARBOROUGH' by Dennis Coggins, 1991. The Prince of Wales can be seen quite clearly in the background.
And, saving the best until last ...
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/terrierfan/Mates2.jpg)
Again, from 'PEERLESS SCARBOROUGH'
MT ;)
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Mansfield Terrier
That is Brilliant!!!!
Thank you very very much.
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I saw your message about the Prince of Wales. It is still standing and is now luxury flats. When did your grandmother work there because my grandfather was a chef there from around 1900 until sometime during the first world war when he enlisted.
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thanks for your reply
I have three silk postcads sent to my Grandmother from her uncle Bill from 'somewhere in france'. I havn't found out yet who uncle bill was, but must have been posted there during WW1.
One of the cards is addressed to Miss N Blake (my grabdmother) Staff, Pince of Wales Hotel, Scarboro, England. Another of the cards is dated 1919.
My mother told me that my G'mother used to work in the kitchens there.
If my G'mother worked there in 1919 it must have continued as a hotel after the German attack in 1914?
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Yes it continued as a hotel into the 1970's. I have a photograph of the male kitchen staff taken in the kitchen of the Prince of Wales. There is a calendar on the wall but we can't make out the date. I will scan it in and post it for you. I am not sure if my grandfather went back to the Prince of Wales after the war, I do know he went to the West Riding to work there for a while and he died in 1926.
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Hope you can see this picture. My grandfather is second from the right on the middle row. Looking at him I think this was taken in the very early 1900's. Check out the shoes of the man sitting on the floor left - we think we wear pointed toes!
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If you think the shoes are bad, what about the swimsuits?
Picture taken in scarborough in 1919.
My Grandmother Nellie is second from left aged 24.
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Hi, just found this while looking at some thing else. It appears a relative of mine married some one called Wally Freeman who managed the Hotel I think in the late 40's early 50's not sure my uncle remembers him and stayed there.
Do not know if any one knows of him?
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Sorry I'm afraid I don't know anything much about the hotel until it closed. Scarborough library have quite a lot of information including the newspapers on microfilm. If you contact them they may be able to tell you what they have got. Their phone number is 0845 0349517 or email scarborough.library@northyorks.gov.uk.
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Have just come across this site and just by way of interest,I was billeted at The Prince of Wales Hotel during WW2. The hotels along the front were turned over to the RAF and I was in #16 ITW for my initial pilot training. I am 89 now but I recall as young lads of 18 we had to run up and down the zig-zag pathway down to the beach. The beach was lined with barbed wire and landing-barge traps for most of the front. Our spare time was spent swimming at the pool, walking in the beautiful countryside and we also had concerts and dances, - I believe at the Grand - or was it the Royal. Such wonderful memories.
I was told that the P of W was turned into a Senior Citizen Home.
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It was interesting to read your message, it is always good to add to knowledge of what happened in your local town. I thought that you might like to know that the Prince of Wales Hotel is still standing but it is now private luxury flats. I'm not sure about it being an old people's home but I do know that in the 1970's they had a very good Italian restaurant and night club there on the lower floors. Doubt if it was elderly people living above it then!