Folkestone Hotel Metropole (#0353)

Reflective of a time when Folkestone was an elegant seaside destination for aristocrats, the former Hotel Metropole, opened in 1896. Despite its attractiveness and early success, the hotel has a mixed history, some of which is related to competition from the adjacent Grand Hotel (see adjacent picture). The hotel was converted into flats, staring in 1959 (see the History link). The Postcards link has multiple pictures of the hotel, and of the nearby Grand, from over the years.

Source:
History: www.folkestonehistory.org/uploads/pdf/19%20Sum%202004.pdf
Postcards: www.dover-kent.com/Hotel-Metropole-Folkestone.html

(Part of a documentation of 2018 exploration/reflection on Brexit and populist movements in Europe, keyword Europe2018)