The Metropole on The Leas
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The Metropole on The Leas
Image: © Marathon Taken: 27 May 2018
Folkestone had been a resort for the wealthy since Victorian times with large villas and hotels being built to take advantage of the magnificent sea views. People promenaded and took the sea air on The Leas, which was the most impressive and wealthy part of Folkestone. The Leas was designed in the mid-19th century by Decimus Burton, who also worked on buildings and gardens at London Zoo and Kew Gardens. The Metropole was built between 1895 and 1897. It closed in 1959 and is now apartments. Its great rival, The Grand Hotel, is immediately to the east and was built between 1899 and 1903. Although it has many private apartments, it is still a hotel and restaurant. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5794815 Also see http://www.warrenpress.net/FolkestoneThenNow/FolkestoneTheLeas.html
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Image Location
Latitude
51.074755
Longitude
1.162158