Grand Hotel (Leicester)
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The Grand Hotel is a large hotel
in the City centre
of Leicester
, England
. It is now known as the Mercure Leicester City Hotel.
It was built between 1897-98 by Cecil Ogden and Amos Hall, and is located on Granby Street. The wedding cake top on the corner of Grandby Street and Belvoir Street was added by Amos Hall who also designed the Silver Arcade
in the Edwardian period.
The Kings Hall on the first floor was at one time a cinema.
The hotel has always been considered as one of Leicester's most prestigious, but arguably its heyday was during Victorian
times. Today the hotel is rated as 4 star.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in the City centre
Leicester City Centre
Leicester City Centre is an area covering the core inner city area and central business district of the city of Leicester, England. It is roughly delineated from Leicester's suburbs by the A594, Leicester's inner ring road....
of Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is now known as the Mercure Leicester City Hotel.
It was built between 1897-98 by Cecil Ogden and Amos Hall, and is located on Granby Street. The wedding cake top on the corner of Grandby Street and Belvoir Street was added by Amos Hall who also designed the Silver Arcade
Silver Arcade
Silver Arcade is a Grade II listed building in the centre of Leicester, England. A former shopping arcade, Silver Arcade was built by Amos Hall in 1889. The top floor was closed off in 2000, leaving the units on the ground floor occupied by a number of independent retailers...
in the Edwardian period.
The Kings Hall on the first floor was at one time a cinema.
The hotel has always been considered as one of Leicester's most prestigious, but arguably its heyday was during Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
times. Today the hotel is rated as 4 star.