Report - Lansdowne Hotel - Sussex - September 2016

[xexxa]

Surpries to see this hasn't been done already (although I'm sure someone will pop up tosay it has)


A little history stolen from the news

The seaside hotel where Ian Fleming wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is up for sale for an expected £8 million.


The Lansdowne Hotel, formerly the Dudley Hotel, has welcomed illustrious guests such as Sir Winston Churchill and Noel Coward.


But in recent years the once illustrious venue - in Lansdowne Place, Hove - has fallen into disrepair, closing in January 2013 after going into administration with debts of £9 million.


A buyer could not be found for the poorly maintained hotel and administrator KPMG said it was not viable to maintain as a hotel, citing the location and economic climate.


I hate Brighton... But this was something else - the front of the hotel is very attractive, originally 6 townhouses, and still a very imposing, grand building.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Punk]

Liking the shot looking up the stairs

 

[SearchNDiscover]

is the hotel still there would love to go there

 

[SegaSi1984]

Nice shots there. Still looks reasonably decent.

 

[monk]

Nice, maybe not done on here, but it's definitely been done.

 

[Michael Measor]

Surpries to see this hasn't been done already (although I'm sure someone will pop up tosay it has)


A little history stolen from the news

The seaside hotel where Ian Fleming wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is up for sale for an expected £8 million.


The Lansdowne Hotel, formerly the Dudley Hotel, has welcomed illustrious guests such as Sir Winston Churchill and Noel Coward.


But in recent years the once illustrious venue - in Lansdowne Place, Hove - has fallen into disrepair, closing in January 2013 after going into administration with debts of £9 million.


A buyer could not be found for the poorly maintained hotel and administrator KPMG said it was not viable to maintain as a hotel, citing the location and economic climate.


I hate Brighton... But this was something else - the front of the hotel is very attractive, originally 6 townhouses, and still a very imposing, grand building.

Thanks for looking!

I used to work at the Dudley in the 1980s as an Electrician, it was nice to see inside again.The staircase used to have a very large crystal chandelier hanging from the roof. It was a lovely place to work and the staff were great. But it was sold on and was made redundant as we're all the staff. Thanks for the memories.