Headland Hotel
| Headland Hotel | |
|---|---|
Mansard Style Roof | |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Silvanus Trevail |
| Main contractor | Arthur Carkeek of Redruth |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 95 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Website | |
| Headland Hotel | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | The Headland Hotel |
| Designated | 12 May 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1327390 |
The Headland Hotel is a
History
Silvanus Trevail's Great Western Hotel at Newquay, completed in 1879, was the first in a string of hotels designed to appeal to renewed interest in Cornwall as a winter resort for the middle classes. Trevail's Cornish Hotels Company was formed in 1890.[2]
The company's
Trevail suggested the hotel would be 'The largest hotel in the west', twice the size of the Atlantic hotel and in a better position. The building was lavishly decorated with red Rueben terracotta columns and pediments. It had an electric lift and electric lighting in all 120 rooms.[7][8] Originally the cost of building the hotel was estimated at £25,000 including £4,000's worth of terracotta, but Trevail installed luxurious furnishings from Heal's of London, expensive kitchen equipment, a tennis court and 4 croquet lawns. The eventual cost was £50,000 all together.[7]
The hotel received its first guests in June 1900.[9][4] It is, according to Nikolaus Pevsner, "decidedly disappointing, Victorian, yellow and red brick, tall and symmetrical, pavilion roofs and no redeeming features".[10] It is one of the few hotels in Newquay to retain its original appearance.[1]
In 1911,
During World War II the hotel was requisitioned as an RAF hospital, as were many other hotels in Newquay.[12]
The 1990 film adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches was shot here, and was called "Hotel Excelsior" in the film.[13]
21st-century
During the UK lockdown, the ocean-facing side of the building was covered in scaffolding as builders replaced many of the wooden windowsills, restored the four sunset view balconies, and carried out essential repairs to the rest of the exterior, as part of a £55,000 conservation programme.[14]
Gallery
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The Headland Hotel. -
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Towan Head and the Headland Hotel from Fistral Beach -
View towards the Headland Hotel from Porth Beach -
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References
- ^ a b Historic England. "The Headland Hotel (1327390)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ bwdeacon (7 July 2020). "Tourism: cure or curse?". Cornish studies resources. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Cheers to 125 Years! – Atlantic Hotel Newquay". atlantichotelnewquay.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Newquay Characteristic Study – Cornwall Council" (PDF). 2003.
- ^ BBC. "Silvanus Trevail". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ BBC. "Silvanus Trevail". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1903427439.
- ^ "File:1950RAC-Head.jpg – Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "About us". Headlands Hotel. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 126
- ISBN 0-7181-2184-8.
- ^ "Our History | The Headland 5-Star Hotel in Newquay". www.headlandhotel.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "The location of the Headland Hotel". The Headland Hotel. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "Headland Hotel in Newquay covered in scaffolding as part of £55,000 refurb". InYourArea.co.uk. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
