Royal Hotel, Weymouth

Historic England describe it as a "forceful building, in the manner of Richard Norman Shaw's more monumental work in this style and demonstrating a characteristic late Victorian approach to urban development".

[1] Weymouth developed as a popular seaside resort at the end of the 18th-century, which was greatly boosted by King George III's numerous visits to the town.

Although the royal family dined at their nearby holiday home Gloucester Lodge, they received guests at the hotel and later rejoined them at the evening ball.

Built of red brick, with Portland stone dressings, the hotel was completed in 1899 and opened on 16 May that year.

[1] During World War II, the hotel was requisitioned for use as the local headquarters of the United States military.