File:Grand Hotel, Scarborough (5).jpg
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1914 photo postcard of the Grand Hotel, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. It was designed by Cuthbert Brodrick and opened in 1867. The exterior carving was executed by Benjamin Burstall and Matthew Taylor of Leeds. It was shelled on 16 December 1914, and the postcard is labelled on the front with that date. The images shows the bomb damage to the facade of the hotel restaurant, and also the stone carving by Burstall & Taylor. Note: the stone-carved emblem above some of the window arches has the monogram "GH" for Grand Hotel. |
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First upload: Ebay Second upload: Larger unedited scan by uploader, made after purchasing the postcard. |
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| current | 10:53, 19 January 2019 | | 3,140 × 1,836 (535 KB) | Storye book | Reverted to version as of 10:00, 6 December 2018 (UTC) In this version you can still see the Grand Hotel initials in the window keystone. Editing for brightness and contrast in old images almost always causes loss of detail where there is need for that detail for research purposes |
| 01:47, 19 January 2019 |  | 1,024 × 599 (178 KB) | Snowdawg | Brightness and contrast. | |
| 10:00, 6 December 2018 |  | 3,140 × 1,836 (535 KB) | Storye book | My larger scan of original postcard which is now in my possession. | |
| 16:31, 1 December 2018 |  | 1,476 × 880 (213 KB) | Storye book | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=1914 photo postcard of the Grand Hotel, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. It was designed by Cuthbert Brodrick and opened in 1867. The exterior carving was executed by Benjamin Burstall and Matthew Taylor of Leeds. It was shelled on 16 December 1914, and the postcard is labelled on the front with that date. |Source=[https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/e3IAAOSwSVdbtOAa/s-l1600.jpg Ebay] |Date=1914-12-16 |Author={{author|unknown}} |Permission={{PD-old... |
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