Crowds enjoying the sunshine on the beachfront in front of the Hotel Metropole, with the buildings and hotels along the north side of King's Road visible to the east

Date:
1890 - 1910
Location:
Hotel Metropole, King's Road, The City Of Brighton And Hove
Reference:
OP31121
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

The Metropole Hotel was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, the architect of the Natural History Museum, and opened in 1890. It was renovated in the early 1960s and two new floors were added.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/40 Early Photographic Print Collection: East Sussex; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Hotel, Leisure And Recreation, Seaside