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Edward Elgar, Winston Churchill, George Bernard Shaw, James Alfred Wight, and 2 others

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Edward Elgar, Winston Churchill, George Bernard Shaw, James Alfred Wight, and 2 others
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This brown commemorative plaque records: Hotel Majestic. The Hotel Majestic opened on 18 July 1900 as the finest hotel of the world's greatest spa. Built by Frederick hotels and designed by London architect G. D. Martin, the majestic has, for over a century, been the preferred address of visitors such as Winston Churchill, Edward Elgar, Errol Flynn, 'James Herriot', G. B. Shaw and several Prime-Ministers. Bombed on 12 July 1940, the Hotel Majestic served as an RAF Reception Centre during the Second World War. It was extensively refurbished between 1998 and 2002. Recorded plaque organisation: Harrogate Borough Council.

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