Dolphin Lodge and Marine Point
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Dolphin Lodge and Marine Point by Ian Capper as part of the Geograph project.
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Dolphin Lodge and Marine Point
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 21 Sep 2021
Large apartment block on the corner of Grand Avenue and West Parade. Dolphin Lodge (in the background) was originally designed as a 370 bedroom hotel, to be named the Hotel Metropole, and approved in 1893, in anticipation of increasing visitors to West Worthing, given the proximity of West Worthing Station at the top of Grand Avenue. Although building of the hotel started, by the late 1890s financial difficulties at the construction firm led to work stopping and it remained as a part completed shell for many years. It was eventually completed in 1923 as an apartment block, briefly named Grand Avenue Mansion before being renamed The Towers the following year. It was later renamed as Dolphin Lodge in the 1970s. The original plans included a southern wing along West Parade, which never materialised - instead the block facing onto West Parade, Marine Point, towards the right of the photo, was added in 1962, designed by local architects Kenneth Parker and Associates.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.807065
Longitude
-0.392961