The Strand Hotel published by on Tue, 30/06/2020 - 12:40
During some genealogy website research on my 3rd great grandfather I saw that a comment was made about his demise "in a shed near The Strand Hotel, Bleadon".
I have been unable to find such a premises on the know your place maps or any reference to it on websites.
I do know the Prom was historically called the Strand, so might have been mistaken for a Hotel name.
Does anyone know if this Hotel really existed, and if so where it was.
At the time (1850s I think), it was close to Uphill. I can't remember where I read it but I think Uphill wasn't a separate parish until the mid-1860s (I am not certain about this) - parish lands came under Bleadon before that. I am wondering if that might be where this comes from. Does the date (1850s) sound about right for your 3rd great grandfather?
Thank you for the information. The engraving looks to be from the area near the Sanatorium
I have found his burial record in Uphill for 1865. That's where the family lived - So the place and timeline seems correct. Just need to discover what actually happened to him.
Submitted by gricharduk on Tue, 30/06/2020 - 17:03
Hi,
Ref my last email: I have found details of the inquest that took place on 14 October 1865 (page 5, Weston-super-Mare Gazette, and General Advertiser - Saturday 21 October 1865). Let me know if you would like a copy. Summary: Mr. W. Fear, a farmer at Uphill, found him in his "linhay" on the 12th October and took him to the hotel.
It turns out that the early history of the Strand Hotel was:
1842 - Built to be a hotel and called the Strand Hotel 1851 - The Strand House Academy run as a boarding school by Thomas Warton After 1861 - The Halfway House Inn run by Mary Maria Carter 1868 - Purchased by the West of England Sanatorium as accommodation for recovering patients
This is by no means complete! I am wondering if we have a separate topic for the Strand/West of England Sanatorium similar to one Pat created on the Royal Hotel, Weston?
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