Circle by laine

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14-Sep-2014

Circle

Admiral Lord Nelson in 1801

The Royal Clarence Hotel Exetor The Duchess of Clarence ( Queen Adelaide stayed here in 1827, the hotel was renamed in her honour

Franz Liszt, 1811–1886, Hungarian pianist and composer, gave two recitals here on successive days in 1840

Other famous names stayed here, Thomas Hardy in 1915
And Clark Gable and Gary Cooper while serving in the US Airforce during WW2
Lord Louis Mountbatten 1950

Sadly in October 2016 The Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter was completely gutted after a fire broke out.

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Canon EOS M
1/160s f/6.3 at 22.0mm iso100 hide exif

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Date/Time	14-Sep-2014 01:14:23
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jtocaciu		11-May-2025 01:03
Amazing story, the hotel fate. V.

janescottcumming		15-May-2021 17:59
Nice you have a memory from the place. Sad about the fire.

bill friedlander		15-May-2021 15:07
A great way commemorate famous people. Too bad the building was destroyed. V

Nestor Derkach		15-May-2021 14:10
Perfect for the scavenger hunt nice excellent circle and a nice touch of history attached to the image. Nice sharpness goodbye #14 Vote

Jeff Real		15-May-2021 13:28
A sad end of a place with so much history. Your neat find makes my mind think about all off that amazing history. V

Tom LeRoy		15-May-2021 11:36
You met the challenge in a fine way, Laine! V

Mieke WA Minkjan		15-May-2021 09:14
nice that you have a photo to the memory plaque

danad		15-May-2021 08:35
A great composer and a great pianist ! V.

Bryan Murahashi		15-May-2021 04:03
A nice plaque for this historic event. Sad to hear of its demise.

joseantonio		15-May-2021 03:32
nice image and interesting information.V.

carol j. phipps		15-May-2021 03:19
Sad loss, for sure. Good momento. V

Dennis Hoyne		15-May-2021 03:18
Such interesting history!

LynnH		15-May-2021 01:50
Very interesting!!

Wintermeer		15-May-2021 01:10
Interesting, he sure got around! ~v~

larose forest photos		15-May-2021 00:36
I had not heard of the fire, how very sad. Love your shot and glad you have the memories. V

Ray :)		14-May-2021 22:33
Apparently Michael Jackson stayed there in 2002 as well. We wait to see what the new building will be.

John Vass		14-May-2021 21:53
Must have been a wonderful place! Sad end though! Is it gone?

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