After taking photos of the Royal Scot, I walked the short distance to where I could catch a bus home, and while waiting I enjoyed this view.
The city walls are sloping down towards the River Ouse,and the bank below the walls still has a good display of daffodils. I fould a photo recently on a local history page on Facebook with a party of girl guides busy planting daffodil bulbs. The photo dated from the mid 1970s.
Beyond the city walls is the Grand Hotel, a very impressive building, both outside and inside. When first opened, it was the first five star hotel in York. It was first built as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway and opened in 1906. In recognition of the history of the railway company, there are shields and badges reflecting the various earlier companies that merged to form the North Eastern Railway in 1854. The building continued as railway offices for many years after the end of the North Eastern Railway, closing eventually about 2008, and refurbished and reopened as a hotel in 2010. I liked the Ukrainian flag on the hotel highlighted by the sun while the rest of the building was in shade.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and fav, they are very much appreciated.
I should say that this shot really doesn't do justice to the scale of the hotel What you see is the end of the building, the frontage is about four times the width of this. There are over 200 rooms in the hotel.
No Judith, this Grand Hotel is owned by the Splendid Hospitality Group, while that at Scarborough is owned by Britannia Hotels. Sadly, the Scarborough Grand Hotel now has a very poor reputation and seems to frequently appear in local media as visitors complain about their terrible experiences staying there. It is such a shame, because it has in the past been such a good place to stay.
Thank you both for your comments and favs. This hotel is an interesting conversion from railway offices. Some of the railway linked features in the building have been preserved.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and fav, they are very much appreciated.
I should say that this shot really doesn't do justice to the scale of the hotel What you see is the end of the building, the frontage is about four times the width of this. There are over 200 rooms in the hotel.
Ian
No Judith, this Grand Hotel is owned by the Splendid Hospitality Group, while that at Scarborough is owned by Britannia Hotels. Sadly, the Scarborough Grand Hotel now has a very poor reputation and seems to frequently appear in local media as visitors complain about their terrible experiences staying there. It is such a shame, because it has in the past been such a good place to stay.
Ian
Thank you both for your comments and favs. This hotel is an interesting conversion from railway offices. Some of the railway linked features in the building have been preserved.
Ian
Thank you Vesna - it's a lovely view from this bus stop!
Ian