Shaftesbury Hotel 59-61 Station Street

[Vivienne14]

This hotel was a temperance hotel located next to the Crown in Station Street. It had a coffee house and dining rooms in 1893. It was sold in 1924 after the death of owner Samuel Carey. The building that exists today on the site is Shaftesbury House - see Streets below.

Sadly it was the scene of a murder of a Belgium woman in 1918. The murderer was convicted and was executed by hanging at Winson Green Prison.





Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[Vivienne14]

Post copied to this thread from the Station Street thread,

The Shaftesbury Hotel/House/Building was at #59 - #61 Station Street. The whole building operated as an hotel until c1924. At this time, the property was being advertised for sale, suggesting it could continue as an hotel or was suitable for conversion into smaller units. From this point forward, the hotel started to be referred to as "Shaftesbury Buildings" or "Shaftesbury House". And addresses appear in adverts quoting, more frequently, either #59 or #61 Station Street. This suggests, and adverts bear this out, that the hotel was subsequently made into smaller business units. A timeline is below and sample adverts are attached.




Shaftesbury Hotel
1890
1916

Shaftesbury Temperance Hotel
1891
1893
1924

Shaftesbury Buildings
1939
1951
1957

Shaftesbury House
1961

#61 Station Street
1927 Universal Radio College
1961 Exhibition Office 15 Shaftesbury Buidings #61
1964 John Howell and Co Incorporated Business Agents
1969 Auto Appliance Co
1980 The Athenian Greek Restaurant


#59 Station Street
1973 Mr Liangs Mandarin Musical Restaurant
1988 Mumtaz Tandoori Restaurant
1998 Shah's Restaurant