Royal York Hotel

at Station Road, York , YO24 1AA United Kingdom

1. Hotel
2. Local Business

Description

The Royal York Hotel is an historic Grade II listed building adjacent to York railway station, England. It is a five-storey building of yellow Scarborough brick and was completed in 1878, a year after the present station opened.The 1853 HotelThe first York station hotel was opened on 22 February 1853, the architect was G. T. Andrews, as an addition to York old railway station. The hotel became redundant after the opening of the new station in June 1877 and was converted into offices.The 1878 HotelThe new hotel opened on 20 May 1878 as the Royal Station Hotel, York. The architect was William Peachey of the North Eastern Railway. The hotel was designed as an integral part of the new station and the North Eastern Railway Company's flagship hotel, and as such was managed directly by the railway company. It featured elegant, high-ceilinged banqueting rooms and 100 large bedrooms costing 14 shillings a night.A 27-room west wing was added in 1896, named Klondyke for the Klondike Gold Rush of the time.In 1923, ownership and management of the hotel transferred to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).British Transport HotelsIn 1948, Britain's railways were nationalised and with them York's railway hotel. Initially this was as part of the 'Hotels Executive' of the British Transport Commission. The British Transport Hotels brand came about in 1953. In 1981, an annexe was opened. It uses the building of the erstwhile North Eastern Railway catering department. it is called the Friars Garden Hotel. This was the last investment under nationalised ownership. A typical turnover at this time was 1981's £1,225,000. This source stated that there were then 135 bedrooms and 23 in Friar's Garden. At this time 24 rooms were not en-suite. The Ebor Restaurant had 52 covers. In 2013, this was The Tempus Restaurant.

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Summary

Royal York Hotel is York based place and this enity listed in Hotel category. Located at Station Road YO24 1AA. Contact phone number of Royal York Hotel: 01904 653681