Cedar Court Hotel
| Cedar Court Hotel | |
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 The hotel, in 2008 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Harrogate,North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°59′54″N1°31′43″W/ 53.9982°N 1.5286°W |
| Opened | 17th century |
TheCedar Court Hotelis a historic building inHarrogate,a town inNorth Yorkshire,in England.
History
[edit]Thechalybeatespring in Harrogate was discovered in 1631, and provided with a well-head building in 1656. It attracted increasing numbers of visitors, but most had to stay inKnaresborough,as Harrogate only had ten beds available. This shortage led to the construction of several inns, the first of which was the Queen's Head, which opened in 1687.[1]It later became known as the "Queen Hotel".[2]The central section of the building was rebuilt in 1855, and a western wing was added, while the eastern wing was renovated in 1861.[3]The hotel was requisitioned duringWorld War IIas accommodation for pilots, then in 1950 it became the headquarters of the regional health authority. In 1990, it was converted back into a hotel,[2]the flagship of the small Cedar Court Hotels group.[4]The building wasgrade II listedin 1975.[5]
The hotel is built ofgritstonewith a bracketedcorniceand abalustradedparapet.There are three storeys, in the centre are threepedimentedbaysthat are flanked by long wings, ending on the left with the former manager's house, and on the right with a later ballroom. In the centre is a splayedporticowithTuscancolumnsin antis,with anentablatureand a bracketed cornice. The windows are segmental-archedsashes,and at intervals there are full-height splayedbay windows.[5][6]
See also
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- ^Hembry, Phyllis May (1990).The English Spa, 1560-1815.Athlone Press.ISBN9780838633915.
- ^abChrystal, Paul (2016).Harrogate Pubs.Amberley Publishing.ISBN9781445653198.
- ^Grainge, William (1861).A Guide to Harrogate.Ripon: W. Harrison.
- ^Chalmers, Graham (4 April 2024)."Spectacular boost for key part of Harrogate's visitor economy as hotel sets date for unveiling £500,000 renovation".Harrogate Advertiser.Retrieved22 November2024.
- ^abHistoric England."Cedar Court Hotel (1315813)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved22 November2024.
- ^Leach, Peter;Pevsner, Nikolaus(2009),Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North,The Buildings of England, New Haven and London:Yale University Press,ISBN978-0-300-12665-5