1893 – Grand Hotel, Bangor, Co. Down

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Former landmark on the Bangor waterfront – now replaced with a more modern hotel building. Opened as an hotel in the early 1890s with a ballroom to the rear. By 1930 the Hotel had closed, and for a while there was a cinema at the back of the building, but an Amusement Arcade was in operation before the war in the main part of the buildings.

In the 1980s after a campaign to list the building, the portion to the rear was badly damaged by an arson attack. The council later backed down on a plan to list it, despite the renovation work of volunteers in boarding up and maintaining the buildings facade. It was later demolished.

Map is being rolled out, not all buildings are mapped yet.