Broadstairs, And Grand Hotel 1899
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Photo of Broadstairs, And Grand Hotel 1899

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The Victorian bulk of the Grand Hotel looms over Louisa Bay; this photograph shows how the clifftop had become increasingly built-up. Since then, a protective sea wall has been built in a bid to arrest coastal erosion.

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Laurie used to play at the Grand every Saturday night. In the afternoon he would play the piano at Booby's, an upmarket sort of Debenhams in Cliftonville. My mother and I would go and have tea in the restaurant, which served a three tier tray of cakes, my favourites were Kunzle cakes. They were a case, either round square or oblong, filled with sponge and a creamy topping and a sugared fruit top - very ...see more