Cliftonville Hotel, Cromer
The Cliftonville Hotel is an AA 3 star Hotel, and Grade II listed building, located in the English seaside town of Cromer in the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Location. The hotel stands on the landward side of the A 149 coast road on the western outskirts of the town. It has views across the esplanade to the sea, beach and the towns Victorian Pier. The hotel is from Cromer Railway Station. The nearest airport is in Norwich and is south of Cromer. Description. The hotel has 30 en-suite bedrooms over four floors. The rooms situated  in the east wing are accessible by a lift. On the ground floor there is a reception area and a bar and a ballroom. The Ballroom, which reserved exclusively for guests, is decorated with hand painted murals. There is also a Buttery Bar and a Coffee shop. The hotel boasts 2 restaurants. There is the Westcliff restaurant and also Bolton's Bistro which specializes in fish, much of which is locally caught. History. The Edwardian Hotel started out as the Cliftonville boarding house and was designed in 1894 by the architect Augustus Frederick Scott for William Churchyard of Westbourne House , West Street, Cromer. In 1898 the hotel was further improved and extended with new facade facing Runton Road, under the control of architect George John Skipper. This new façade was done in the decorative Arts and Craft style fashionable at that time. The ornate carved brickwork was hand carved by a Mr Minns, who had also been employed on the work designed by Skipper for Cromer Town Hall. Between 1925 and 1932 the hotel came under the ownership of Albert Ernest Willins. After the outbreak of the Second World War the hotel was used to billet troops sent to North  Norfolk to guard the coast from invasion. The hotel still retains many of its Edwardian architectural features including a fine main staircase, stained glass windows and a classic Minstrels’ Gallery which are all designed by Skipper.