Headland Hotel
The Headland Hotel is a Grade II listed building[1] located in Newquay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was opened on the 14th July 1900, and is built in a prominent position overlooking Fistral Beach and Towan Head.
| Headland Hotel | |
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  Location in Cornwall | |
| General information | |
| Status | Grade II listed |
| Location | Newquay, Cornwall |
| Address | Fistral Beach, Headland Road, Newquay TR7 1EW |
| Coordinates | 50°25′14″N 5°5′49″W |
| Opened | 14 July 1900 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Silvanus Trevail |
| Website | |
| Headland Hotel | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | The Headland Hotel |
| Designated | 12 May 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1327390 |
History
The hotel was designed by the Cornish architect Silvanus Trevail, and opened in June 1900.[2] It is, according to Nikolaus Pevsner, "decidedly disappointing, Victorian, yellow and red brick, tall and symmetrical, pavilion roofs and no redeeming features".[3]
In 1911, Edward, Prince of Wales, and his brother Prince Albert (later Kings Edward VIII and George VI respectively) recuperated at the hotel after catching measles and mumps while studying at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.[4]
It is one of the few hotels to retain its original appearance.[1]
Popular culture
The Headland Hotel is the setting of an adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches, and was renamed "Hotel Excelsior" for the film of 1990.[5]
Gallery
The Headland Hotel.
Entrance
Towan Head and the Headland Hotel from Fistral Beach
References
- Historic England. "The Headland Hotel (1327390)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- "Our History". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Harmondsworth: Penguin; p. 126
- Judd, Denis (1982). King George VI. London: Michael Joseph. p. 24. ISBN 0-7181-2184-8.
- "The location of the Headland Hotel". The Headland Hotel. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
