Grand Ocean, Saltdean
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| Location | Saltdean, United Kingdom |
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| Opening | 1938 |
Grand Ocean is a restored 1938 hotel building[1][2][3][4] in Saltdean, near Brighton, on the south coast of England.
History
Grand Ocean was designed by architect RWH Jones[2][3][4] with the classic moderne styling of the age, it opened as a luxury hotel in 1938.[5]
During the Second World War the building was taken over by the fire service and used as a fire service college.[6][7] It was then bought by Billy Butlin in 1953 and became a Butlin's Holiday camp.[7] IN 2005 a theatrical production, Dirty Wonderland, was staged in the former hotel.[8]
Shortly thereafter the main hotel building was redeveloped into luxury apartments.[9][10]
Architecture
Notable features include the internal staircase and foyer.[11] It is included as the starting point of a local tour of Brighton architecture.[2][3] along with Brighton Pavilion, Brighton Pier and the Regency Brunswick Town
References
- ↑ Sussex: East Edition of the Buildings of England Publisher: Yale University Press (14 May 2013) ISBN 0300184735
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Connell, Ward and Lucas: Modern Movement Architects in England 1929-1939 Authors Dennis Sharp, Sally Rendel Publisher Frances Lincoln ltd, 2008 ISBN 9780711227682
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- ↑ Training and Education in the Fire Services: Proceedings of a Symposium Conducted by [the] Committee on Fire Research, Division of Engineering, National Research Council Contributor National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Fire Research Publisher National Academies, 1970
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Grand Ocean Hotel at Saltdean enters a new phase". By Jan Melrose, BBC Sussex, 10 February 2010
- ↑ "Dirty Wonderland", The Guardian Elisabeth Mahoney, 21 May 2005
- ↑ "Home suite home: Old seaside hotels are being turned into luxury flats ". The Independent, 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "New Art Deco flats at the Grand Ocean Hotel in Saltdean, East Sussex". The Times, Damian Barr, May 2, 2008
- ↑ ITV Meridian News 28 6 13 "Brighton's architectural gems"
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