Eastgate Hotel
The Mercure Eastgate Hotel (aka The Eastgate locally)[1] is a hotel located in the historic university city of Oxford, England. It is located on the south side of Oxford's High Street near to the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art and the Examination Schools of Oxford University.
| Mercure Eastgate Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 73 High Street Oxford, England OX1 4BE |
| Owner | Mercure |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | E.P. Warren |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 64 |
| Website | |
| mercure.com | |
History
The hotel is a converted 17th-century coaching inn located at the corner of Merton Street on the site of the town wall's former east gate. The building was converted by Edward Prioleau Warren in 1899–1900 and the stuccoed style of the building echoes other 18th century buildings in Oxford.
Local legend
Andrews[2] links reports of the sound of men in armour and sightings of English Civil War era Royalist soldiers passing through walls to the hotel's location on the site of the old east gate and speculates about a surprise attack by Parliamentarian forces.
References
- "Mercure Eastgate Hotel". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- Andrews, Ross (2010). "Ghost of Oxford City Centre – Indoor Venues". Paranormal Oxford. Chalford, Gloucestershire: Amberley. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4456-0002-4.