Cliftonville Hotel, Cromer

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Cliftonville Hotel
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General information
Location Cromer, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
Address29 Runton Road
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9AS
Coordinates 52°55′58.43″N1°17′34.75″E / 52.9328972°N 1.2929861°E / 52.9328972; 1.2929861
Opening1894
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Augustus Frederick Scott
(Further developments)George John Skipper
Other information
Number of rooms30 en-suite bedrooms
Number of restaurants2 (Bolton's Bistro & Westcliff)
Parkingyes
Website
Hotel Website
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated15 September 2003
Reference no.1390731 [1]

The Cliftonville Hotel is an AA 3 star Hotel, [2] and Grade II listed building, located in the English seaside town of Cromer in the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. [3]

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Location

The hotel stands on the landward side of the A 149 coast road [4] on the western outskirts of the town. It has views across the esplanade to the sea, beach and the towns Victorian Pier. The hotel is 0.3 miles (0.48 km) from Cromer railway station. The nearest airport is in Norwich and is 20.4 miles (32.8 km) south of Cromer.

Description

The hotel has 30 en-suite bedrooms over three floors, all rooms have been refurbished in 2022/2023. The rooms situated in the east wing are accessible by a lift. On the ground floor there is a reception area, recently refurbished lounge area and a bar & restaurant area. The Ballroom with spring loaded floor and Minstrels' Gallery is available for private hire.

History

The Edwardian Hotel started out as the Cliftonville boarding house [5] and was designed in 1894 by the architect Augustus Frederick Scott [6] for William Churchyard of Westbourne House, West Street, Cromer. In 1898 the hotel was further improved and extended with new facade facing Runton Road, [5] under the control of architect George John Skipper. [7] This new façade was done in the decorative Arts and Craft style fashionable at that time. The ornate carved brickwork was hand carved by a Mr Minns, [5] who had also been employed on the work designed by Skipper for Cromer Town Hall. [5] Between 1925 and 1932 the hotel came under the ownership of Albert Ernest Willins. After the outbreak of the Second World War the hotel was used to billet troops sent to North Norfolk to guard the coast from invasion. The hotel still retains many of its Edwardian architectural features including a fine main staircase, stained glass windows and a classic Minstrels’ Gallery which are all designed by Skipper.

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References

  1. ↑ Listed Building schedule
  2. ↑ Cliftonville AA Rating
  3. ↑ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN   9781843486145
  4. ↑ OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN   0319217264.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Pretty Villas & Capacious Hotels: By Cromer Preservation Society Guides No:3 ;Edited by F.J Weatherhead: Published:2006
  6. ↑ Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson; Cromer entry, page 120. ISBN   0300096070
  7. ↑ George Skipper Archived 14 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 January 2013
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