Prince of Wales Hotel,Scarborough

[lilleywood]

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.

[celia]

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

Celia

[celia]

How about this one
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5618

Celia

[snowball]

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

[scarbro]

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

[lilleywood]

Thank you for your replies,
Of course Scarbro is correct the hotel was damaged during the 1st WW
on the 13th December 1914.
Lilleywood

[BassinghamTerrier]

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 ...


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.


Part of a panoramic photograph by Sarony in 'PEERLESS SCARBOROUGH', one of Mate's Illustrated Guides c1901


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 ...

Again, from 'PEERLESS SCARBOROUGH'

MT

[lilleywood]

Mansfield Terrier
That is Brilliant!!!!
Thank you very very much.

[AMCass]

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.