Grand Ocean, Saltdean

Grand Ocean is a restored 1938 hotel building[1][2][3][4] in Saltdean, near Brighton, on the south coast of England.

Grand Ocean
General information
LocationSaltdean, United Kingdom
Coordinates50.802266°N 0.035769°W / 50.802266; -0.035769
Opening1938

History

Grand Ocean was designed by architect RWH Jones[2][3][4] with the classic moderne styling of the age, it opened as a luxury hotel in 1938.[5]

During the Second World War the building was taken over by the fire service and used as a fire service college.[6][7] It was then bought by Billy Butlin in 1953 and became a Butlin's Holiday camp.[7] IN 2005 a theatrical production, Dirty Wonderland, was staged in the former hotel.[8]

Shortly thereafter the main hotel building was redeveloped into luxury apartments.[9][10]

Architecture

Notable features include the internal staircase and foyer.[11] It is included as the starting point of a local tour of Brighton architecture.[2][3] along with Brighton Pavilion, Brighton Pier and the Regency Brunswick Town

References
  1. Sussex: East Edition of the Buildings of England Publisher: Yale University Press (14 May 2013) ISBN 0300184735
  2. Connell, Ward and Lucas: Modern Movement Architects in England 1929-1939 Authors Dennis Sharp, Sally Rendel Publisher Frances Lincoln ltd, 2008 ISBN 9780711227682
  3. Fred Gray (2006). Designing the Seaside: Architecture, Society And Nature. Reaktion Books. p. 302. ISBN 978-1-86189-274-4. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  4. Thom Gorst (6 December 2012). The Buildings Around Us. Taylor & Francis. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-135-82328-3. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. Allan Brodie; Gary Winter (2007). England's Seaside Resorts. English Heritage. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-905624-65-2.
  6. Training and Education in the Fire Services: Proceedings of a Symposium Conducted by [the] Committee on Fire Research, Division of Engineering, National Research Council Contributor National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Fire Research Publisher National Academies, 1970
  7. "The Grand Ocean Hotel at Saltdean enters a new phase". By Jan Melrose, BBC Sussex, 10 February 2010
  8. "Dirty Wonderland", The Guardian Elisabeth Mahoney, 21 May 2005
  9. "Home suite home: Old seaside hotels are being turned into luxury flats ". The Independent, 4 October 2014.
  10. "New Art Deco flats at the Grand Ocean Hotel in Saltdean, East Sussex". The Times, Damian Barr, May 2, 2008
  11. ITV Meridian News 28 6 13 "Brighton's architectural gems"
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