| Empire Hotel | |
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From the south showing Pulteney Bridge
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| Location: | Bath, Somerset, England |
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| Built: | 1901 |
| Built for: | Alfred Holland |
| Architect: | Major C E Davis |
| Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name: Empire Hotel | |
| Designated: | 17 July 1989[1] |
| Reference #: | 448647 |
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Location of Empire Hotel in Somerset
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The Empire Hotel in Bath, Somerset, England was built in 1901 and has been designated as a Grade II listed building.[1] It is situated on Orange Grove close to both Bath Abbey and Pulteney Bridge.
It was designed by the Bath City Architect Major Charles Edward Davis for the hotelier Alfred Holland and built from Bath Stone,[1] on the site of the Athenaeum.
The building occupies a large L shaped block. It is six storeys high plus the octagonal corner tower. The front of the building onto Orange Grove has eight bays and the side overlooking the River Avon has nine bays.[1]
The architecture of the roof shows the three classes of people, Castle on the corner for Upper Class, A House for the Middle classes and a cottage for the lower classes.
During World War II it was used by the Royal Navy as a postal sorting offices. After the war it was refurbished and became a hotel and restaurant again.