Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Fonds

ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL BRITISH TRANSPORT HOTELS, SHEFFIELD

Catalogue reference: SY/89/B

What’s it about?

This record is about the ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL BRITISH TRANSPORT HOTELS, SHEFFIELD dating from 1938-1956.

Access information is unavailable

Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.

Full description and record details

Reference
SY/89/B
Title
ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL BRITISH TRANSPORT HOTELS, SHEFFIELD
Date
1938-1956
Description

Records from the Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield, adjacent to the now closed Victoria Railway Station.

The records were kindly donated by the resident manager, Mr W Wainwright

Held by
Sheffield City Archives
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield</corpname>
Physical description
6 Files
Access conditions

Records are open for consultation

Immediate source of acquisition

On abolition of South Yorkshire County Council on 31 March 1986, the records passed from South Yorkshire County Record Office, by agreement of the four South Yorkshire District Councils, to the custody of Sheffield Archives as lead authority

Administrative / biographical background

The hotel was built in 1862 at a cost of about £15,000, to serve the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, and has been subject to a number of changes of ownership, currently being run by British Transport Hotels (British Rail)

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b011e03f-c073-464f-b199-e81bee90dd8f/

Catalogue hierarchy

92,302 records

This record is held at Sheffield City Archives

You are currently looking at the fonds: SY/89/B

ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL BRITISH TRANSPORT HOTELS, SHEFFIELD