Hotel Victoria, Newquay
| Hotel Victoria | |
|---|---|
 The Hotel in 2009 | |
  Location in Cornwall | |
| Alternative names | The Victoria Hotel |
| Hotel chain | Legacy Hotels & Resorts (until 2024) |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian Gothic |
| Location | Newquay, Cornwall |
| Address | East Street, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1DB |
| Town or city | Newquay |
| Coordinates | 50°24′52″N 5°04′43″W / 50.41443°N 5.0786°W |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Opened | 1 June 1899 |
| Closed | November 2024 (Temporarily) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Sansom |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 71 |
| Website | |
| Hotel Victoria | |
The Hotel Victoria is in Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom and is near the cliffs above the Great Western Beach.[1] The Hotel first opened in June 1899.
History
[edit]In the years prior to 1897 local Councilors envisaged development opportunities of building a grand hotel.[clarification needed] They formed The Victoria Hotel Company Limited in 1897.[2][better source needed]
The hotel was designed by the Cornish architect, John Sansom, who was part of a practice in Liskeard.[3][4] He was responsible for designing a number of works in Cornwall, mostly around Liskeard, the Porthminster Hotel in St. Ives, and various schools and churches.
Construction of the hotel, by local builder C.R Bellingham,[5] started in 1897 and was completed by May 1899, more than a year before the Headland Hotel, by rival architect Sylvanus Trevail. The hotel officially opened on 1 June 1899.
The Hotel Victoria was built in the Gothic Revival Style, with ornate stonework, Victorian style balconies and a glass covered entrance cloister.[6] The hotel was heated by Spencer's patent radiators.[7]
When originally built the hotel accommodated 100 guests and their servants in suites of apartments. In later years it has been reorganised and enlarged and now caters for more than 200 guests.[8] A feature of the Victoria was the lift that connected every floor to the bathing beaches below, claimed to be the only one in England.[9]
The hotel closed in November 2024 after being sold to new owners. The sale included Bertie O'Flannigan's pub, Berties nightclub, and other nearby properties.[10][11] The closure led to 60 staff redundancies, though the new owner plans to renovate and continue operating the hotel.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hotel Victoria". Legacy Hotels. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ The Stock Exchange Official Year-book. Stock Exchange. 1944.
- ^ Catalogue description Hotel Victoria, Newquay, John Sansom.
- ^ Architect's Plans. Rice, Coad, Sansom, Liskeard, Cornwall, architects, Wilks and Vaughn Ellis, St Germans, Cornwall, architects. 1847–1960.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Newquay. UK: Tempus Publishing Limited. 1999. pp. 51, 96. ISBN 0752418270.
- ^ "Design Statement - Newquay Buildings" (PDF). Cornwall Council. 2006.
- ^ The British Architect: A Journal of Architecture and the Accessory Arts. 1899.
- ^ Michael, Michael Haigh; David; Woolgrove (1974). Explore Newquay. Newquay, Cornwall: G. J Publications. p. 10. ASIN B004H4D14M.
- ^ "Hotel Victoria Newquay. The only hotel with private lift from all bedroom floors to Bathing Beaches below which is unique in this country". cornishmemory.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ a b Wilkins, Warren (18 November 2024). "One of Newquay's most prominent hotels has shut after being sold". Newquay Voice.
- ^ a b "Sudden closure of Newquay hotel and nightclub 'a massive shame'". BBC News. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
