Peacock Bar inside the Burgh Island... © Andrew Norman cc-by-sa/2.0

1999

SX6443 : Peacock Bar inside the Burgh Island Hotel

Peacock Bar inside the Burgh Island Hotel

The photograph shows the stunning Peacock Bar inside the Burgh Island Hotel, with its mirrored bar and stained glass roof.

Category: Accommodation > Hotel

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Grid Square: SX6443, 144 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Andrew Norman (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 3 January, 1999 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 8 September, 2007
Subject Location: OSGB36: SX 648 439 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:16.7949N 3:53.8834W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SX 648 439
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)

Image classification(about): Supplemental image

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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)