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1828 Read Article

Foundation stone laid for St Leonards Hotel (Royal Victoria)

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea
1828 Read Article

Hotel opens as centrepiece of Burton's new town

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea
1834 Read Article

Princess Victoria visits, hotel later renamed in her honour

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea
1837 Read Article

Death of James Burton, buried in St Leonards

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea
1848 Read Article

Louis Philippe of France takes residence after revolution

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea
1903 Read Article

Major renovations and modernisation

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea
1951 Read Article

Discovery of hidden room during alterations

Royal Victoria Hotel James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea

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James Burton's Legacy: Creating Victorian St Leonards-on-Sea

Royal Victoria Hotel

📍 St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
james burton architect

The remarkable story of how architect James Burton transformed Sussex farmland into one of England's most elegant seaside resorts. From royal patronage to architectural innovation, discover the vision that created St Leonards and the Royal Victoria Hotel.

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Royal Victoria Hotel

St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex

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