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SOUTH WESTERN HOUSE
Located inside the iconic, Grade II listed South Western House, The Grand is steeped in history dating back to 1872
THE EARLY DAYS OF SOUTH WESTERN HOUSE
Beginning life as a hotel...
The building was designed by John Norton and heavily influenced by the French Renaissance, with elaborately framed windows and little balconies featuring twirly ironwork.
RICH WITH HISTORY
Its grandeur reflected the wealth of the shipping industry at that time
The public areas are particularly beautiful, with a great deal of marble and elaborate ironwork on the passenger lift shafts and the staircases. In fact the main staircase was the prototype for the grand staircase on the Titanic. The building still shows evidence of the grandeur of days gone by.
The mural by A Scott-Moncrieff on canvas in the Summer Dining Room, of the Pilgrim Fathers setting sail to the new world can still be seen. Outside the hotel building is still linked by a fine canopy of steel to the original station terminus building.
THE EVOLUTION OF THE BUILDING
Large additions to the building were made in the 20th Century as the liner trade reached its zenith
DINE, IMMERSED IN HISTORY
The Restaurant itself was originally the Wedgwood Ballroom
SOME FAMOUS FACES
The building played host to many distinguished guests
Two very notable ones were Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower during the Second World War. The men planned the D Day invasion in one of the small public rooms on the first floor.
There is also photographic evidence that the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother visited the Hotel and indeed danced in the Wedgwood Ballroom.
THE PRESENT DAY
And now, here we are today
More recently, Berkeley Homes re-developed the upper floors into 94 luxury apartments and penthouses. The remaining ground floor space has been developed into 15 Studio Apartments by Bayview Homes.
