Bath, Grand Pump Room Hotel 1901
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In 1869 the Grand Pump Room Hotel opened. Designed by Wilson and Wilcox, its ponderous late Georgian style had the side wings topped by Frenchified pavilion roofs. It closed the vista west along Abbey Churchyard from the Abbey's west front, past the Pump Room, and through the north Colonnade. Demolished in 1959, it was replaced by pallid Neo-Georgian work.

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Two Stone sculptured Lions were situated at the entrance steps of the Grand Pump Room Hotel before it was sadly demolished in 1958/59 during the so called "Rape of Bath". They were removed by Sparrows Crane Hire of Bath, Alf Sparrow and myself removed them to a builders yard at the rear of Bath Rugby Club's Main building, they disappeared for a long time. A few years ago I wrote to the Bath Chronicle and asked if anyone ...see more
As a former resident of Bath I recall that this building was not particularly liked. In 1959 the hotel was demolished and a block of 33 flats at 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor level with shops at the ground floor was built. The quality of building work and the amenities of the building was exceptional and included electric underfloor heating beneath parquet floors in the main living room and an air extractor system to ...see more