The Grand Hotel Scarborough
The Grand Hotel in Scarborough is an iconic building overlooking the town's South Bay, when it first opened in 1867 it was not only the largest brick hotel in Europe but also the largest brick building on the continent. Built in the shape of a V to honour reigning monarch of the time Queen Victoria it's design is based around the theme of time with four domes representing the four seasons, twelve floors, one for each month of the year, fifty two chimneys to represent the weeks of the year and 365 rooms one for each day of the year. It's facade is influenced by the French architecture of the time known as French Second Empire that was popular throughout Napoleon III's reign between 1851 and 1870 the characteristics of which include elaborate detail, mansard roofs and low domes. Built on an elevated stretch of land that runs just behind the seafront the sea facing facade has three extra floors than it's St. Nicholas Cliff (street) facing front. Scarborough is kno...