Title

The Angel and Royal, Grantham, Lincolnshire', 1936.

Caption

'The Angel and Royal, Grantham, Lincolnshire', 1936. The Angel and Royal hotel in Grantham was built as a hostel by the Knights Templar in 1203, making it one of the oldest hotels in the world. The Royal part of the name was added in 1866 after a visit from the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII.. From "Old Inns - A Series of 40", 1936. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1936]

Date

1936

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F21_376

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 17,6in x 13,5in / 5281 x 4035 (300dpi)

Keywords

cigarette card animal building England people male man men animals horses old aged architecture stone country pub guy British public house English color Lincolnshire medieval hotel inn location century architectural vintage Britain knight thirties facade concept series tavern hostel Colour background people 1930s Middle Ages knights templar 20th century façade Thirteenth Century 13th century The Print Collector coaching inn Grantham oldest royal visit TGN building exterior Unknown Prince of Wales Prince Edward King Edward VII Edward VII Wettin Prince Albert Edward cigarette card WD & HO Wills Wills WD and HO Wills Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David King of Great Britain and Ireland WD & HO Angel and Royal