The Imperial Hotel, formerly
Puma Hotels Collection, is a
4-star hotel located on the northern promenade in
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
,
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
,
England
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. It was established in 1867 and is situated in a large Victorian red brick building, in what, before development, was
Claremont Park. Owned by
Barceló Hotels for many years, it was operated by The Hotel Collection from June 2014 who sold it to the Fragrance Group (Singapore) for £12.8 in 2017. The hotel has a gold and blue facade, 180 rooms, The Palm Court Restaurant and the Number 10 Bar.
Granada Television
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once set up a studio in the hotel to cover party conferences held in the town. It has been used as a conference and party venue for a wide range of organisations. The Queen has stayed at this hotel when visiting Blackpool, as did
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...
and many British Prime Ministers.
The Imperial Hotel hosted concerts in its ballroom in the 1970s. Bands that performed at the Imperial Hotel include
UFO
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,
Judas Priest
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and
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.
Sumner and Hook formed the band after attend ...
.
See also
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Imperial Hydropathic Hotel Co v Hampson
''Imperial Hydropathic Hotel Co, Blackpool v Hampson'' (1883) 23 Ch D 1 is a UK company law case, concerning the interpretation of a company's articles of association. On the specific facts it has been superseded by the Companies Act 2006 sectio ...
, an 1883 landmark
UK company law
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case, concerning the interpretation of a company's
articles of association
In corporate governance, a company's articles of association (AoA, called articles of incorporation in some jurisdictions) is a document which, along with the memorandum of association (in cases where it exists) form the company's constituti ...
.
References
External links
The Imperial Hotel in Blackpool
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Hotels in Blackpool
Hotels established in 1867