Royal_Pier_Hotel,_Clevedon

Royal Pier Hotel, Clevedon

Royal Pier Hotel, Clevedon

Historic site in Clevedon, North Somerset

The Royal Pier Hotel is a Grade II listed building in Clevedon, England.

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View from the beach, showing the hotel's damaged roof

History

The Royal Pier Hotel, originally known as the Rock House, was built in 1823 by Thomas Hollyman. In 1868, the building was expanded by local architect Hans Price[1] and renamed Rock House & Royal Pier Hotel, subsequently shortened to Royal Pier Hotel. Since its closure in October 2001, the building fell into disrepair. In the same year, huge public uproar saved the hotel from demolition.[2] In May 2003, one end of the hotel was ruined in a fire, and despite numerous planning applications to turn the building into flats, it remained derelict.

In 2009 local town councilor David Shopland unsuccessfully called for the hotel's Grade II listed status to be removed, to make planning applications easier and the site more attractive to developers.[3][4][5]

In 2014–2016 the hotel was converted into apartments, with some features of the existing building retained and other parts replaced by new development.[6][7]

Location

The hotel is situated on the cliffs of Clevedon's seafront, adjacent to Clevedon Pier.

References

  1. [1]
    "A Brief history of The Royal Pier Hotel". Royal Pier Hotel conservation group. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. [2]
    "UK | England | Somerset | Plea for hotel plan to get moving". BBC News. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Call to remove Royal Pier Hotel status". The Weston & Somerset Mercury. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  4. [4]
    "|Royal Pier Hotel, Clevedon, Julia Elton, criticises delisting proposal | This is Clevedon". Thisissomerset.co.uk. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  5. [5]
    "Call to have the Royal Pier Hotel in Clevedon delisted". Thisissomerset.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  6. [6]
    "Cast Stone for Royal Pier Apartments, North Somerset". Marshalls. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. [7]
    Jones, Liam (15 September 2017). "Exhibition to take Clevedon clubbers back to Blitz". North Somerset Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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