Cliff End Hotel

Cliff End Hotel
The hotel pictured in 2009
Interactive map of the Cliff End Hotel area
General information
Architectural style
Victorian
LocationManor Road, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Year built1887
Closed2002
Demolished2019

The Cliff End Hotel was a historic hotel in the Boscombe area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

History

The Cliff End Hotel was built in 1887 and was one of the biggest and most grand hotels in the area.[1] The hotel was constructed for the jeweller H Samuel.[2][3] The hotel closed in 2002 and remained abandoned for 10 years.[4] In 2012, the hotel was destroyed in a lightning strike.[5] The building continued to remain vacant.[6] The building, owned by Meyrick Estate, attracted squatters and vandals over the years.[7][8] Local councillors and neighbours protested at the lack of progress on the building.[9] Proposals were made for the replacement of the site with retirement flats.[10] In March 2019, the demolition of the hotel commenced.[11] The Bournemouth Civic Society objected to the demolition.[12] As of 2024, the site is empty pending redevelopment.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Demolition of East Cliff 'eyesore' finally gets underway". Bournemouth Echo. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "VIDEO: Fire destroys Boscombe's derelict Cliff End hotel". Bournemouth Echo. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "New plans welcomed for Boscombe's Cliff End Hotel". Bournemouth Echo. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Cliff End Hotel in Boscombe to be demolished". BBC News. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Lightning 'may have caused' fires at Dorset school and hotel". BBC News. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Demolition of "hulking monstrosity" set to begin next week". Bournemouth Echo. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Hundreds of residents 'distressed and furious' over lack of progress on derelict Cliff End Hotel". Bournemouth Echo. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  8. ↑ ""Hulking monstrosity" the Cliff End Hotel WILL be demolished". Bournemouth Echo. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Future of The Cliff End Hotel in Boscombe remains uncertain". Bournemouth Echo. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Revealed: what developers have planned for this "eyesore" former hotel". Bournemouth Echo. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Demolition of East Cliff 'eyesore' finally gets underway". Bournemouth Echo. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "OBJECTION – 7-2017-7448-S, Former Cliff End Hotel, 99 Manor Road, Boscombe – Bournemouth Civic Society". bournemouthcivicsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2026.

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