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The Vincent Hotel
Southport, England, United Kingdom · Independent · Near Luxury
The Picture Palace opened on this Lord Street corner on 29 May 1911, George E. Tonge's picture house, and it ended as the ABC, closed in January 2003. The facade was listed. It came down anyway in the winter of 2005. The Vincent opened in March 2008, Paul Adams's hotel by Falconer Chester Hall: six floors of limestone and zinc, glass turned toward the sea. About 60 rooms sit where the stalls used to be. In 2009 it took the North West RICS Tourism and Leisure award.
- 59 rooms
- Opened 2008
- Neighborhood: Town Centre
- Architect: Falconer Chester Hall
About The Vincent Hotel
- Tonge's 1911 auditorium held 900, with a cafe along the first floor behind all those windows. A 1930 rebuild, Tonge again, raised the roof, inserted a balcony, and took the seats to 1,053.
- The cinema's names, in order, were Picture Palace, Palace, Essoldo, Classic, Cannon and ABC. Demolition went ahead with listed-building consent, over objections from the Cinema Theatre Association.
- Adam Hall of Falconer Chester Hall said the glass and the balconies were a nod to the sea. The practice prices the job at £11 million, with a brasserie at street level and a gym and spa on the roof.
History
The Picture Palace opened on 29 May 1911 with A Tale of Two Cities, designed by the Southport architect George E. Tonge, an Edwardian baroque facade in white tiles with a cafe along the first floor. Tonge rebuilt it in 1929-30, adding a balcony and raising capacity from 900 to 1,053. It later traded as the Palace, Essoldo, Classic, Cannon and ABC, and closed in January 2003. The listed facade was demolished between November 2005 and January 2006. The Vincent, for local restaurateur Paul Adams and designed by Falconer Chester Hall, opened in March 2008. In 2009 it won the North West RICS Tourism and Leisure award.
The setting
98 Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1JR, on the town's main boulevard, near the junction with Eastbank Street. The glass front looks toward the sea, down the length of Lord Street. Royal Birkdale is the golf course the hotel points guests toward.
Restaurants and bars
- Vincent Café & Restaurant — Restaurant · Sushi
Amenities
- Dedicated wedding team
- Wedding consultations
Awards
- RICS North West Tourism and Leisure (2009)
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