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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Palmerston" data-source="post: 69" data-attributes="member: 1">A large historic hotel in Southsea.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Origins (1861–1865): The site originally housed “Southsea House,” a large private residence designed by architect Augustus Livesay in 1861 for Sir John and Lady Morris. Around 1865, during a boom in Southsea tourism and development, William Kemp Junior converted this house into one of the first hotels in the area, renaming it the Queen’s Hotel.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Destruction by Fire (1901): On 8 December 1901, a devastating fire gutted the hotel, leaving only two outer walls standing. Tragically, two chambermaids lost their lives after being trapped in the debris.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rebuilding (1902–1904): In early 1902, the owner G. H. King submitted plans for a grand, purpose-built replacement. Designed by architect Thomas William Cutler in an ornate Edwardian (Free Baroque) style, the new structure was completed and reopened on 19 May 1904.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Expansion (1909–1910): Just a few years later, in 1909, the firm Sir Arthur Blomfield & Sons undertook a significant extension, increasing the hotel's size by over one third while closely matching Cutler’s original decorative style. This work was completed by 1910.</li> </ul>Sources:Official website: <a href="https://queenshotelportsmouth.com/" target="_blank">https://queenshotelportsmouth.com/</a>Historic England reference: <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1470617" target="_blank">https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1470617</a>Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens_Hotel%2C_Southsea" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queens_Hotel,_Southsea</a>Pictures:[GALLERY=media, 1556][/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 262][/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 1950][/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 1951][/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 1952][/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 1953][/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 1954][/GALLERY]</blockquote>

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