The Hotel Cecil was a grand hotel built 1890–96 between the Thames Embankment and the Strand in London. It was named after Cecil House (also known as Salisbury House), a mansion belonging to the Cecil family, which occupied the site in the 17th century.
Central London map from 1908 showing the location of the Hotel Cecil, next to the Savoy.
Links to other articles on the Hotel Cecil:
- Wikipedia
- “Hotel Cecil” (Facebook page)
- Dictionary of Victorian London
- Jazz Age Club
- Stone Magazine, 1895-6 (via Google Books)
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