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Author: Mary Cathcart Borer Publisher: Lutterworth Press ISBN: 0718848438 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 286
Book Description
The first inns in Britain were built by the Romans, for the accommodation of road builders and government officials. Their history since then ranges from pilgrim hostels built by monasteries to coaching inns and palatial railway hotels. Throughout this book runs a rich vein of social history detailing the food, drink, furnishings and costs of British hotels. Travellers' tales, both British and foreign, from the sixteenth century onwards, are quoted at length, so that the book comes alive with first-hand impressions. We learn how some of the Regency Hotels of London came into being, such as Grillion's, where Louis XVIII stayed in 1814, and there are accounts of the early railway hotels, and the great provincial hotels of Britain's coast and countryside. Mary Cathcart Borer's study still provides a detailed historical perspective of her subject almost fifty years on from its first publication, while at the same time offering a glimpse of contemporary attitudes to the rapidly expanding British hotel trade in the 1970s.
Author: Mary Cathcart Borer Publisher: Lutterworth Press ISBN: 0718848438 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 286
Book Description
The first inns in Britain were built by the Romans, for the accommodation of road builders and government officials. Their history since then ranges from pilgrim hostels built by monasteries to coaching inns and palatial railway hotels. Throughout this book runs a rich vein of social history detailing the food, drink, furnishings and costs of British hotels. Travellers' tales, both British and foreign, from the sixteenth century onwards, are quoted at length, so that the book comes alive with first-hand impressions. We learn how some of the Regency Hotels of London came into being, such as Grillion's, where Louis XVIII stayed in 1814, and there are accounts of the early railway hotels, and the great provincial hotels of Britain's coast and countryside. Mary Cathcart Borer's study still provides a detailed historical perspective of her subject almost fifty years on from its first publication, while at the same time offering a glimpse of contemporary attitudes to the rapidly expanding British hotel trade in the 1970s.
Author: Mary Seacole Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 157
Book Description
Mary Seacole (1805 to 1881) was an amazing woman, in many ways way ahead of her time. She was a free black woman born in Jamaica of Scottish and Creole descent. This is her autobiographical account of her colourful and brave life. She was named 'the greatest black Briton' in 2004 and also posthumously awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit.
Author: Gina Jackson Publisher: ISBN: 9781914314032 Category : Languages : en Pages : 208
Book Description
It's time to rediscover Britain. With more and more people shying away from international travel (through eco-conscious choice or pandemic necessity), we're celebrating the inspiring getaways you can enjoy right here on our incredible island. Filled with exquisite photography, honest insider's advice and the best of British hotel dining, rooms, grounds and spa experiences, this is a book both to have on your coffee table and impel you to pack a weekend bag. Visit an art-filled historic townhouse perched on a Cornish harbour, stay in a wildflowerfilled suite in the Scottish highlands, or stroll through the grounds of a Somerset manor to the on-site cider press, and find out just how much our shores have to offer.
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