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[News] Royal Albion hotel on fire, again.



Tom Hark Preston Park

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Jul 6, 2003
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I really do hope they can save the building as the alternative doesn’t bear thinking about…years of indecision followed by years of public squabble over what to build ending with a landmark building of architectural merit being ditched in favour of a cheap breeze block hotel budget hotel.
This. Though even if they 'save' the building, you just know it would end up a boarded-up derelict building site for decades before they end up knocking it down anyway. It's the Brighton way :rolleyes:
 




Sergei's Celebration

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Jan 3, 2010
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I've come back home.
Not much to save, you can see and hear the internals collapsing. I can't see the stacks lasting.
 

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The Clamp

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Jan 11, 2016
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I really do hope they can save the building as the alternative doesn’t bear thinking about…years of indecision followed by years of public squabble over what to build ending with a landmark building of architectural merit being ditched in favour of a cheap breeze block hotel budget hotel.
I fear you are on the nail with this.
 






Gabbafella

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Aug 22, 2012
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Even with our windows closed, the smell is horrendous. I've got a banging headache.
 










dejavuatbtn

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Aug 4, 2010
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Henfield
So it looks like the new bit (replacement of previous fire damage) is ok and the old bit is now being demolished, requiring replacement. That’s handy.
 
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The Clamp

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Jan 11, 2016
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West is BEST
Even with our windows closed, the smell is horrendous. I've got a banging headache.
Can you imagine all the manky old matresses, curtains, carpets etc all going into that smoke?

Hope the headache subsides.

Firefighter mate says fire is pretty much done now, it’s all just sifting through the debris. What a job.
 






Goldstone Convict

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Jul 13, 2023
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This is really sad to read about. Hope all are safe & as well as can be. Well done to all responders. I bloody hope at least the facade of the building can be saved. Brighton & Hove is a beautiful part of the world…makes these scenes all the sadder. To all impacted: I hope you’re okay. To Brighton & Hove: The best of my thoughts.
 






thedonkeycentrehalf

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Jul 7, 2003
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I think the Royal Albion was already a ‘budget’ hotel as it was owned by Britannia Hotels, one of the worst chains in the country. They seem to pick up old hotels and then spend as little as possible in maintaining them. I hope that is not the cause of this blaze. I see one of the local MPs described them as a slum landlord this morning.

It should be a prime site for a hotel. If they can save the facade maybe someone can rebuild it as a hotel which the city can be proud of.
 




Boys 9d

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Jan 3, 2012
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Lancing
More Fire Service incidents:
Bedford Hotel
What had been the Grand Theatre, North Road
Hove Town Hall (the old one)
Royal Pavilion
and not forgetting the Grand Hotel bombing
Goldstone Ground South Stand
 








The Clamp

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Jan 11, 2016
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West is BEST
I just hope everyone is safe and they don’t find anyone in the debris.
As far as we were informed all occupants and staff are accounted for. And they cleared the homeless out from the stairwells and back areas .

So I think, god willing, nobody came to any harm.
 


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