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Lowestoft Royal Hotel
also traded as Royal Hotel & Harbour Inn, Royal Family hotel
South East, 52.47123,1.7497
Closed: about 1972
opened 1850
Esplanade
grid reference TM 547 925
It can be seen here on the OS town plan from 1894 (larger map).
The Royal Hotel was demolished 1973; the site is now occupied by the East Point Pavilion.
In 1865 it's listed as the Royal Hotel & Harbour inn, although this could mean the same proprietor was also running the Harbour Inn.
In 1912 it's listed at Royal plain (facing Esplanade) and described as a family hotel.
In 1916 this hotel was the home of the Royal Arch Chapter of Freemasons and the Unity Lodge of Freemasons.
Gallery
Sir Toby's Beers 0.01 mile
Notley's 0.06 mile
Fisherman's Wharf 0.06 mile
Harbour Inn 0.07 mile
Blues Bar 0.19 mile
Joseph Conrad 0.22 mileHistorical interest
Following the 17th Suffolk (Lowestoft) Rifle Volunteers shooting competition held at the rifle butt on the Denes the winners received their prizes: Private Grimmer, a box of cigars presented by Mr Hezeltine, Crown Hotel; Private Hawes, a Christmas Hamper, containing one bottle of each, port, sherry, brandy, whiskey, rum and gin presented by Mr S Howell, Royal Hotel; Corporal Herring, a box of cigars present by Mr Overed, Newcastle Arms; Private Kett, a box of cigars presented by Mr Nelson, Nelson Arms, Tonning Street. Ipswich Journal, Dec 1865**
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
