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White Swan Hotel
White Swan Hotel in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
White Swan Hotel is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The White Swan Hotel is a hotel in the middle of the historic market town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The hotel is a 300-year-old coaching inn and is a Grade II listed building. Its most distinctive feature is the Olympic Suite, a large room furnished with interior decorations from RMS Olympic.
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Background
History
Originally established in the 18th century, the inn is recorded by the Universal British Directory as one of two existing in Alnwick in 1791. The Gentleman's Magazine noted in 1797 that it was "occupied by a man named Wilson, who at one time had lived as footman in the Hervey family." W. Davison, writing in 1822, stated that the White Swan was "the principal inn ... at which the mail and union coaches stop, and all the posting on the great north road." In 1852 Algernon Percy, 4th Duke of Northumberland brought in the architect Anthony Salvin to remodel his family seat at Alnwick Castle. Salvin also remodelled the White Swan at the same time; the current frontage dates from this period.…
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- Coordinates
- 55.4130, -1.7044
- Address
- 18–20 Bondgate Within
- Official site
- www.classiclodges.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3609073 (CC0)
- wikipedia: White Swan Hotel, Alnwick (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is White Swan Hotel?
- White Swan Hotel is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.4130°, -1.7044°.
- Who owns White Swan Hotel?
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