Crewe Arms Hotel

The Crewe Arms Hotel is a leisure facility in Crewe, Cheshire. It was for nearly 70 years the meeting place of Cheshire County Council.

Crewe Arms Hotel

History

The hotel was completed in 1837 and rebuilt in 1880.[1] Following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1888, which established county councils in every county, it became the meeting place for Cheshire County Council[2] and continued to be so until County Hall was completed in 1957.[3] Originally owned by the Grand Junction Railway, it came into the ownership of the London and North Western Railway in 1846 and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1922.[4] Following nationalisation of the railways it became part of the portfolio of the British Transport Hotels.[5] It was acquired by Embassy Hotels in 1969 and, after a period of ownership by Jarvis Hotels,[6] it was bought by Grant Moon, a catering entrepreneur.[7] Following a further change of ownership in 2013,[8] it became a Best Western Hotel.[9]

References

1. "Where Queen Victoria stayed: visiting Crewe's pioneering railway hotel". Past in the Present. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
2. "Local Government Act 1888". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
3. "County Council Archives". National Archives. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
4. "National Railway Museum Files" (PDF). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
5. Carter, Oliver (1990). An illustrated history of British Railway Hotels: 1838-1983. St Michael's: Silver Link Publishing. ISBN 0-947971-36-X.
6. "Jarvis puts Cheshire hotel on market". The Caterer. 1 February 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
7. "New era for landmark Shropshire hotel". Shropshire Star. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
8. "Crewe Arms hotel fetches £1 million". The Business Desk. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
9. "Crewe Arms Hotel". Conferences.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2019.