Friday Photo: Hydro Hotel
Years ago and way before the plans for the controversial Sail Hotel project were drawn up West Kirby had a rather big hotel. The Hydro Hotel (pictured) was located down on West Kirby promenade facing the Marine Lake. As you can see it was a rather large building …it’s long since been replaced by an apartment block or two.
Does anyone know when the Hydro was demolished? Did you stay or work there and have any memories of the place that you can share in a comment below?
Many thanks again go to Robin Jefferies for such a good photo.
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Found this in a book I have:
The West Kirby Hydopathic Hotel, as it was originally know, was opened in 1890 and was extended in 1896. In September 1933 the name was changed to ‘The Hoylake Hotel’ as Hoylake was better known nationally for it’s Golf Club.
Reproduced from: West Kirby to Hoylake. Jim O’Neil.
Found out more about the Hydro Hotel.
In another book I have it was stated that the Hydopathic Hotel later named Hoylake Hotel was demolished in the late 60′s (no firm date was given) to make way for Hilbre Court which is now on the site.
Ironically the petrol & service station that was located at the south end of Banks road, was called ‘The Hydro’ but was demolished a few years ago to build more flats named ‘Hydro Court’ so the name lives on.
I have my grandfathers marriage certificate(Trevor Thomas) and it states he was an engineer at Hydro,I orginally thought it must have been a hydro-electric project but now know it was this fantastic hotel,shame its gone.
Hi Carol
Thanks for your comment …yes, it’s a shame such a grand building has been demolished!
John
Hi,
I lived in the Hydro Hotel from 1964 to 1968,my parents Sam & Dot Kirkpatrick were the last licensee’s of the Hydro.
The Hotel was partly demolished late 1967 and fully demolished mid 1968.
Hello Louise
Thanks for getting in touch – nice to hear from you! Thanks for dates about the demolition, I was hoping to find out when the building was demolished.
Kind regards
John
Hello,
Prior to my parents being licencee’s a Mrs Reynolds Jones owned the Hydro a very formidable woman !.
My mother was employed as the lunchtime cook at the hotel ,Mrs Reynold Jones and my mother became very good friends – at that time my parents and I lived in Moreton, each morning Mrs Reynolds Jones would send her chauffered Bently to collect my mother on the days she worked !.
Mrs Reynold Jones sold the Hotel to the Tetley Walker Brewey late 1963,my parents applied to the brewery to take over as managers.
Fabulous place inside,sunken pool,ice cream parlour,endless rooms & cellers stuffed with old furniture,books,clothes etc .
Regards
Louise.