Victorian & Edwardian Hotels

[Annanan]

What would the interior of a hotel in Brighton in 1911 by like, a high class on preferablly. i am writing a novel and i need a scene set there so i have to be able to descibe it in some deatail

[juliacornwal]

High ceilings and classy chandeliers with lots of flock wallpaper and plenty of uniformed staff. There would have been no en-suite bedrooms and the linen would have been just that, linen rather than cotton but very fine linen. I doubt that the bedrooms had much to offer, maybe a sofa and a small table but in Brighton good windows would have been a must, which opened to let in the sea air.

Downstairs there would have been a writing room with dark wooden furniture and embossed note paper,. possibly a smoking room and a large dining room with linen table napkins and quality table silver.

There would have been a quiet lounge for tea.

Find a history book, look up some photos of Victorian and Edwardian interiors and then use your imagination. And good luck with the novel!

[jno]

wouldn't bet on there being private facilities in rooms

[glasman]

I am sorry to say that if you cannot write a four line question in reasonable English, the possibilities of writing a novel are extremely slim indeed. I hate like hell not to be giving encouragement but.........

[Ethel]

You wouldn't go far wrong watching episodes of Jeeves and Wooster, Poirot and Upstairs, Downstairs for a flavour of the period.

[fagidill]

Try your local Library

[Ice.Maiden]

This is the interior of the Raddison Edwardian Vanderbilt Hotel, which you can google for details.
http://www.aboutbritain.com/images/hotels/1368 _bro.jpg

This is the Victorian Royal Albion Hotel
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Here's a link to various wages paid in Victorian times:-
http://www.victorianweb.org/economics/wages2.h tml