Grand Ocean, Saltdean
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| Location | Saltdean, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°48′08″N 0°02′09″W / 50.802266°N 0.035769°W |
| Opening | 1938 |
Grand Ocean is a restored 1938 hotel building[1][2][3][4] in Saltdean, Brighton, on the south coast of England.
History
Grand Ocean was designed by architect
RWH Jones[2][3][4] with the classic moderne styling of the age, it opened as a luxury hotel in 1938.[5]
During the Second World War the building was taken over by the fire service and used as a fire service college.[6][7] It was then bought by Billy Butlin in 1953 and became a Butlin's Holiday camp.[7] In 2005 a theatrical production, Dirty Wonderland, was staged in the former hotel.[8]
Shortly thereafter the main hotel building was redeveloped into luxury apartments.[9][10]
Architecture
Notable features include the internal staircase and foyer.Brunswick Town.
References
- ISBN 0300184735
- ^ ISBN 9780711227682
- ^ ISBN 978-1-86189-274-4. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-135-82328-3. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-905624-65-2.
- ^ Training and Education in the Fire Services: Proceedings of a Symposium Conducted by [the] Committee on Fire Research, Division of Engineering, National Research Council Contributor National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Fire Research Publisher National Academies, 1970
- ^ a b "The Grand Ocean Hotel at Saltdean enters a new phase". By Jan Melrose, BBC Sussex, 10 February 2010
- ^ "Dirty Wonderland", The Guardian Elisabeth Mahoney, 21 May 2005
- ^ "Home suite home: Old seaside hotels are being turned into luxury flats ". The Independent, 4 October 2014.
- ^ "New Art Deco flats at the Grand Ocean Hotel in Saltdean, East Sussex". The Times, Damian Barr, May 2, 2008
- ^ ITV Meridian News 28 6 13 "Brighton's architectural gems"
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