Lavender Hill Antiques

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Fabulous! This is a wonderful, blast from the past!. The huge Aluminium? Bottle Opener from the Majestic Hotel, St. Annes on Sea - Measuring c. 10" inch long, this will certainly not be lost in the back of a drawer!. Superb piece of hotel memorabilia from the Majestic, it is marked "Meet me at the Majestic" - St. Annes on Sea. c.1950's maybe earlier

The famous Majestic Hotel originally The Imperial Hydropathic Hotel was erected in 1910. It was renamed the Majestic Hotel in 1920 and continued up to the war when it was requisitioned for Government offices. The hotel had 143 bedrooms and was the finest accommodation in the area. Famously attracting celebrities like Tommy Steel and Robin Day(Sir). The American Ryder Cup team stayed when the Ryder cup was staged at Royal Lytham. In the 1920's Geraldo had a 5 year residency at the hotel. (Gerald Bright and his Majestic Celebrity Orchestra.) He made his first radio broadcast from the Hotel