Burgh Island Hotel, Burgh Island © Robin Lucas cc-by-sa/2.0

2005

SX6443 : Burgh Island Hotel, Burgh Island

Burgh Island Hotel, Burgh Island

1930s style art deco hotel. Very expensive to stay here.

Category: Accommodation > Hotel

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Grid Square: SX6443, 144 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Robin Lucas (more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 5 January, 2005 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 26 April, 2007
Subject Location: OSGB36: SX 649 438 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:16.7523N 3:53.8480W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SX 649 440
View Direction: South-southwest (about 202 degrees)

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SX6443 : Burgh Island Hotel, Burgh Island Said to be the inspiration for the setting of Agatha Christie's thriller 'Ten Little Nigger Boys' See http://www.ciao.co.uk/And_Then_There_Were_None_Agatha_Christie__Review _5614262
It wasn't always 'very expensive'. In the 1960s it was a 'very economical' place for a family holiday; with the kids just loving the 'tractor bus' that ploughed through the tidal flats of Bigbury Bay to take visitors to it from from the mainland.

Posted by Stan on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 (1 comment)