Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1864/00/00 | The Grand Hotel is built, 1862-1864. | |||||
1984/10/12 | Margaret Thatcher | Target | IRA attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and members of her Cabinet with a 25 pound bomb hidden three weeks earlier in room 629 (now 621). Thatcher survived the bombing, but five other people died in the attack. | Brighton Grand Hotel Bombing | ||
1985/00/00 | Ground floor terrace is re-roofed and enclosed in glass, top 3 storeys of the western wing are added and much of the central section with its balconies, are built in fibreglass. |
Particulars for The Grand Hotel: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Sight Category | Building |
Deals | Check Internet for Discounts |
Area of Significance | Commerce |
Season | English Seaside Holiday |
Criteria | Exemplar |
Historic Use | Hotel |
Current Use | Lodging |
Service | Spa |
Data | |
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NHLE List Entry Number: | 1381654 |
Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan (short story) | Short Story | Agatha Christie | Poirot and Hastings stay at the Grand Metropolitan hotel in Brighton. Is the Grand Hotel close enough? |
Lodging | |
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Lodging Attribute | Grand Hotel |
Lodging Style | Hotel |
Accommodations | Luxury |
Lodging Attribute | On the Beach |
Lodging category | Upscale Lodging |
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