Eastgate Hotel

The Mercure Eastgate Hotel (aka The Eastgate locally)[1] is a hotel located in the historic university city of Oxford, England. It is located on the south side of Oxford's High Street near to the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art and the Examination Schools of Oxford University.

Mercure Eastgate Hotel
General information
Location73 High Street
Oxford, England
OX1 4BE
OwnerMercure
Design and construction
ArchitectE.P. Warren
Other information
Number of rooms64
Website
mercure.com

History

The hotel is a converted 17th-century coaching inn located at the corner of Merton Street on the site of the town wall's former east gate. The building was converted by Edward Prioleau Warren in 1899–1900 and the stuccoed style of the building echoes other 18th century buildings in Oxford.

Local legend

Andrews[2] links reports of the sound of men in armour and sightings of English Civil War era Royalist soldiers passing through walls to the hotel's location on the site of the old east gate and speculates about a surprise attack by Parliamentarian forces.

References

  1. "Mercure Eastgate Hotel". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  2. Andrews, Ross (2010). "Ghost of Oxford City Centre – Indoor Venues". Paranormal Oxford. Chalford, Gloucestershire: Amberley. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4456-0002-4.
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