The Royal George Hotel (also known as The Royal George) is a hotel and restaurant in Perth, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building dating to 1773.[1][2][3][4] Its main entrance is on George Street,[5] though its Tay Street frontage, overlooking the River Tay, is more well known. It is named for George III.[1]
| Royal George Hotel | |
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 The main entrance on George Street, pictured in 2024 | |
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| Former names | The George Inn |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Victorian renaissance |
| Address | 54 George Street Perth |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°23′53″N 3°25′38″W / 56.397997°N 3.427202°W |
| Named for | George III |
| Completed | 1773 |
| Owner | Anderson Hotels |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 (plus attic) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 45 |
| Public transit access |  Perth |
| Website | |
| theroyalgeorgehotel | |
Listed Building – Category B | |
| Official name | GEORGE STREET 47-51 (E SIDE) ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL (ODD NUMBERS) |
| Designated | 26 August 1977 |
| Reference no. | LB39439 |
Notable visitors to the hotel include Empress Eugenie and Queen Victoria, her husband, Albert, Prince Consort, and their children, who stayed there on 29 September 1848,[6][1] during their journey south after holidaying at Balmoral Castle.[7][8] (William Murray, 4th Earl of Mansfield, was out of town and, thus, they were unable to stay at Scone Palace, just under two miles to the north.)[8] It was Victoria's first time staying in a hotel.[6][8] After breakfast at the hotel the following morning, the family left for Carlisle on the recently built Scottish Central Railway.[7] Then named The George Inn,[9][10] the business was renamed The Royal George Hotel in her honour.[7] (The street adjacent to the property on its southern side is named George Inn Lane.) Both the Royal Warrant and two lamps from the room the monarch slept in are still in the hotel today.
Queen Victoria returned to Perth in 1864 to unveil a statue of her husband, who died three years earlier, at the North Inch.[11]
Local architect Donald Alexander Stewart, in partnership with Robert Matthew Mitchell, undertook some reconstruction work on the hotel in 1927.[12]
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, dined at the hotel in 2003.[8]
The hotel has 45 rooms.[13]
The hotel regularly host events for right and far-right UK political parties, including events for the Scottish Conservatives, the launch of the British National Party Holyrood Manifesto in 2011, and the Reform UK Scottish Party Conference in 2024.[14][15][16]
Gallery
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The hotel's Tay Street frontage (2024) -
George Inn Lane, beside the hotel, features the last remaining portion of Perth's city walls
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Perth: The Postcard Collection, Jack Gillon (2020) ISBN 9781398102262
- ^ Guide to the City and County of Perth, p. 19
- ^ The Scots Magazine, Volume 70, DC Thomson (1808), p. 318
- ^ GEORGE STREET 47-51 (E SIDE) ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL (ODD NUMBERS) – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Association and Enlightenment Scottish Clubs and Societies, 1700–1830, Bucknell University Press, ISBN 9781684482689
- ^ a b The Tourist's Hand-book to Perth and Neighbourhood (1849), p. 39
- ^ a b c The History of Perth: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Thomas Hay Marshall and Henry Adamson (1849), p. 483
- ^ a b c d Royal George Royalty – The Royal George Hotel
- ^ The Tradesman, Volume 6 (1811), p. 343
- ^ Traditions of Perth, George Penny (1836), p. 142
- ^ Albert, Prince Consort, Statue To, North Inch – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Donald Alexander Stewart - Dictionary of Scottish Architects
- ^ Accommodation – The Royal George Hotel
- ^ Andrews, Kieran (8 August 2024). "Tory rivals refuse to bow out of the race". The Times. No. Edition 1, Scotland. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Perth "tarnished" by BNP manifesto launch". Daily Record. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Pollock, Laura (25 October 2024). "Reform UK to host first Scottish conference in Perth". The National. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Main entrance on George Street – Google Street View, March 2019
- View from Tay Street – Google Street View, March 2019