5231, BDB 86/1/6599 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=1831
no.5231
Norbreck Hall Hydro
5231, BDB 86/1/6599 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=1831
no.5231
Norbreck Hall Hydro
| Location: | Blackpool | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6599 |
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| Sankey Number: | 5231 |
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5231 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.5231
Norbreck Hydro
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| Sankey Number: | 5231 |
5231 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Senders Message
"Sunday- Here for the weekend. 600 people in. Having quite a good time so far. Weather a.1. The illuminations are fine. Will write you soon. Cheerio -Dot- P.S. going home Tuesday am ”
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| Posted From: | Blackpool, Lancs | |
| Date Posted: | The hotel is located at the north end of Blackpool on the Queen's Promenade facing the sea. Originally built as a large private country house in 1869, it was purchased around the end of the 19th century by J.H. Shorrocks who used the house to entertain friends and colleagues at lavish weekend parties. The popularity of these parties led to Shorrocks running them on a commercial basis by taking paying guests. In 1912, Shorrocks formed a public company and expanded the building, now named the Norbreck Hydro, in several phases, adding a ballroom, swimming pool and solarium in the early 1930s. By then the Hydro was patronised by nobility and the British upper class, in addition to being a venue for the top stars of stage, screen and radio.-citation needed- View from North Shore Golf Course, Bispham with the hills of the Lake District in the background and Norbreck Castle Hotel During World War II the hotel was commandeered by the British government as offices and accommodation for evacuated civil servants.-1- The hotel remained under government control for eleven years until being handed back in 1951. At that time the hotel had - Open air car parking for 250 cars, five tennis courts, an 18-hole golf course, a bowling green, a 600-seat restaurant, a ballroom which when used for conferences seated 850, a second smaller ballroom for private parties, two cocktail bars, a swimming pool and 400 bedrooms, 97 of which had private bathrooms.- As of 2020 it is known as the Norbreck Castle Hotel and is run by Britannia Hotels | |
| Postmark Date: | 10/10/1927 | |
| Stamp if Shown: | Red George V one penny | |
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| Receivers Name: | Miss Percival | |
| Address: | 49, Ashburton Ave | |
| Town or City: | Addiscombe, Croydon | |
| County: | Surrey | |