Inside the Grand Hotel, Tynemouth
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Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 13 Feb 2016
The sweeping staircase which forms the centrepiece of this rather splendid seaside hotel dates from 1872 when the building was a summer residence for the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland. It became a hotel in 1877.