Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton
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{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Golden Lion Hotel
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| image = Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton - geograph.org.uk - 167803.jpg
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| location =Hunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England
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| address = Cliff Parade
Hunstanton
Norfolk
PE36 6BQ
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| coordinates = {{coord|52|56|25.17|N|0|29|18.10|E|display=inline}}
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| opening_date =1850
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| architect = William Butterfield
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| number_of_rooms = 27 en-suite bedrooms
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| number_of_restaurants = 1
| number_of_bars = 1 (The Lion Bar)
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| parking =Yes
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{{Designation list
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|designation1=Grade II Listed Building
|designation1_date= 20 September 1984
|designation1_number =1342241{{NHLE |num=1342241 |desc=Golden Lion Hotel |accessdate=5 February 2014}}
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The Golden Lion Hotel is in the coastal English town of Hunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England.OS Explorer Map 236 – King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. {{ISBN|0-319-23808-3}}. It is a three-star hotel and has been a Grade II listed building since 20 September 1984.
Location
The hotel stands in a prominent position on the landward side of Cliff Parade overlooking the Green.County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, {{ISBN|978-1-84348-614-5}} It has wide panoramic views of the sea and Hunstanton's main beach.
History
The area in which this hotel stands was conceived as New Hunstanton and was the brain child of Henry Le Strange of Hunstanton Hall.Norfolk 2: Norfolk: North-west and South, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson. Hunstanton entry, Page 214: {{ISBN|0-300-09657-7}} Le Strange wanted Hunstanton to develop as a sea-side resort with the expected arrival of the railway, which finally arrived in 1862. Le Strange's son Hamon controlled the later part of the scheme, and he employed several London architects to bring his father's plans to realization. One of those architects was William Butterfield,[http://www.hunstanton-civic-society.org/history.htm Reference to Hamon Le Strange] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308135109/http://www.hunstanton-civic-society.org/history.htm |date=2010-03-08 }} retrieved 30 January 2013 who had a hand in redeveloping the original New Inn into the Golden Lion Hotel.
Description
The building seen today is built from the local carrstone, which is laid in a random coursed manner around the doorways and windows are dressed with stone quoins and mullions in the high Victorian Tudor Gothic style. The building is set on an L-shaped ground floor plan.
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Category:Hotels established in 1850