| Walsingham House | |
|---|---|
 The hotel circa 1896 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 150-154 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′26″N 0°08′30″W / 51.50722°N 0.14167°W |
| Construction started | 1887 |
| Demolished | 1904 |
The Walsingham House or Walsingham House Hotel was located at 150-4 Piccadilly[1] on the site of what is now The Ritz Hotel, London[2] and was adjacent to the Bath Hotel.[3] The Ritz's financial backers began negotiations in 1901 and purchased the Walsingham simultaneously with the Bath Hotel.[4] Though the Walsingham was of fairly new construction, they determined it was too "inelegant" and demolished the building.[5] One of the considerations that made the transaction appealing to the city was that they would be able to widen Piccadilly when the Walsingham and Bath Hotels were demolished.[6]
- ^ "A New Hotel In Piccadilly". HathiTrust. London, England: The Builder. 15 November 1902. p. 437. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "History The Ritz London. A Rich History". The Ritz London. The Ritz London. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Macqueen-Pope, Walter James (1972). Goodbye Piccadilly (2 ed.). Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 119. ISBN 0-7153-5544-9. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "To the Editor of the Times". The Times. London, England. 20 September 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Watkin, David (1984). Grand hotel: the Golden age of palace hotels : an architectural and social history (1. publ. ed.). New York: Vendome Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-865-65040-4.
- ^ "Carlton Hotel". The Times. London, England. 30 October 1902. p. 14. Retrieved 26 June 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
