The Grand Hotel is a
Victorian hotel, also known as the 'White Palace', located on King Edwards Parade,
Eastbourne
Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the la ...
in
East Sussex,
England
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. The 5 star hotel is part of an independent UK based hotel group, Elite Hotels, who also own Tylney Hall in
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...
and Ashdown Park Hotel near
Forest Row
Forest Row is a village and a large civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village is located three miles (5 km) south-east of East Grinstead.
History
The village draws its name from its proximity to the Ashdow ...
.
Heritage
On 13 May 1874 the
Eastbourne
Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the la ...
Gazette announced that a local resident William Earp was proposing to build a hotel with a 400-foot frontage at a cost of £50,000. The result was the Grand Hotel, designed by local architect
Robert Knott Blessley
Robert Knott Blessley (1833–1923) was a British architect based in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
He was born in Highgate, London to Robert and Mary Blessley.
After training as an architect he set up an office in Furnival's Inn, London before moving ...
and constructed in 1875.
The Grand Hotel is well known for its association with music.
Claude Debussy corrected the proofs of ''
La Mer'' between 24 July and 30 August 1905 in Suite 200, which is now known as the Debussy Suite. Eastbourne was also where
Frank Bridge
Frank Bridge (26 February 187910 January 1941) was an English composer, violist and conductor.
Life
Bridge was born in Brighton, the ninth child of William Henry Bridge (1845-1928), a violin teacher and variety theatre conductor, formerly a m ...
completed work on his suite ''
The Sea'' in 1911.
Edward Elgar was a visitor in 1926.
The Grand Hotel Orchestra broadcast
palm court music live on the
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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from the Great Hall every Sunday night from 1925 to 1939 on the programme ''Grand Hotel''.