Which resort is the site of the Grand Hotel, damaged by shelling by the German Navy in 1914 and the North Marine Road Ground, the site of an annual Cricket festival?
"First World War, German intelligence over-rated the strength of British coastal defences, leading to the conclusion that even a large raid would involve too much risk for little reward. Naval operations against the British mainland were restricted to shelling coastal locations – Great Yarmouth on 3 November 1914, Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on 16 December 1914 and Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft on 24 April 1916. The objective of these operations was purely naval, with the intention of enlisting British public opinion to pressure the Royal Navy into dispersing the Grand Fleet in defence of the coast, thereby creating an opportunity"
"room. The connection was extended to the cricket ground in the late 1940s, when staff from the hotel would serve food and drink to the players. In 1939, the hotel became the home to RAF trainees and the corner cupolas housed anti-aircraft guns. The hotel was badly damaged when the German Navy bombarded the town in 1914. The bombardment of the town occurred on 16 December 1914 soon after 8 a.m. by the battlecruisers Derfflinger and Von der Tann, accompanied by the light cruiser Kolberg. It was reported that the hotel was hit at least 30 times. Following the Iranian"
"War Nordholz Airbase with its airship hangars, near Nordholz to the south of Cuxhaven, was one of the major German naval airship stations. On Christmas Day 1914 it was attacked by Royal Navy seaplanes in the Cuxhaven Raid. Between 1945 and 1964 various experiments in rocketry were performed near Cuxhaven. The origins of tourism go back to the year 1816 when a seaside resort was founded in Cuxhaven. Since 1964 Cuxhaven has been a state-recognized climate seaside resort (""Seeheilbad"") and centre of the so-called holiday region of Cuxland. The town is served by Cuxhaven station. The island of Neuwerk is"
"Grand Hotel (Llandudno) The Grand Hotel is a large hotel in Llandudno, Wales, overlooking the Promenade on the North Shore. It is owned by Britannia Hotels. The history of the Grand Hotel began with the construction of the bathhouse in 1855. In 1858 the Pier was opened below the bathhouse. However, this was severely damaged in the Royal Charter Storm of 25 October 1859, which caused the loss of 223 ships and 800 people in British coastal waters. Although repaired and used for a further 16 years, the pier was eventually replaced in 1876. At that time the bathhouse complex"
"Grand Hotel, Mundesley The Grand Hotel is a former hotel which still stands in the English coastal village of Mundesley in the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The building is now called the Grand Norfolk Holiday Apartments. The defunct hotel is situated on the B1159 main coast road that runs from Cromer to Caister-on-Sea. The building stands on a cliff top highpoint in the village and is a dominant landmark. This Victorian hotel was built in 1897 along with the Manor Hotel in Mundesley effort to develop into a fashionable seaside resort at the time that nearby Cromer had grown"
"the occasion for a popular national holiday. This tournament began in 1872 when Captain Moresby of the Royal Navy introduced the game to Bermuda, holding a match at Somerset to mark ""forty years since the unjust thraldom of slavery"". The East End versus West End rivalry resulted from the locations of the ""St. George's Garrison"" (the original army headquarters in Bermuda) on Barrack Hill, St. George's, and the Royal Naval Dockyard at Ireland Island. Moresby founded the Somerset Cricket Club which plays the St. George's Cricket Club in this game (the membership of both clubs has long been mostly civilian)."
"route between the Roman settlements of ""Clausentum"" (Bitterne Manor) and ""Portus Adurni"" (Portchester). This park is on the site of the former Royal Navy shore establishment named HMS ""Cricket"". Once decommissioned in 1946, the buildings that were left behind by the Royal Navy were used to house citizens of Southampton who were displaced by bombing during World War II. The site was then known as ""The Cricket Camp"", until 1952 when it was no longer required for that purpose. Most of the wartime buildings have been demolished, but Manor Farm Country Park retains a much smaller ""Cricket Camp"" which is"
"War in 1914. The French Army's 3rd Corps created temporary hospitals and requisitioned all hotels and some large villas. Houlgate became a hospital town where local ""Houlgatais"" mingled with soldiers who had been wounded from the front. Tourist activities resumed timidly in 1917. Fortunes had been lost and Houlgate never found the bustle it had experienced during the Belle Époque. The Versailles Treaty was signed on 26 June 1919 and the war ended. In 1921 Houlgate's first mini golf was opened. In 1933, an Alsatian named Laurent Laemlé, created a beach club called the ""Neptune Club"" near the casino and"
"a general increase in the standard of living meant that by 1914 Christchurch was a well established holiday destination. The development of Bournemouth also generated a great deal of traffic bound for Christchurch; although the town remained a resort in its own right. The number of visitors increased during the 20s and in the late 50s a holiday camp was built on the quay. In 1961 it became a ""Pontin's"" which in turn shut down and now is housing and a riverside hotel. Farms, factories and boat yards have since been replaced with housing but Christchurch was once an important"
"Hotel in 1893, with ""a well-appointed suite of brine and medicinal baths,"" – also described as the ""strongest saline baths in the world."" These baths were used for the treatment of patients suffering from ailments including gout, rheumatism, sciatica and neuritis, with two suites of baths. The hotel's grounds included gardens, tennis courts, a 9-hole golf course and a bowling green. The latter is the most notable surviving feature, today managed by the Nantwich Park Road Bowling Club, founded in 1906. The hotel served as an auxiliary hospital during World War I; during World War II, it became an army"
"cottages or carpeted platform tents along the shore. Despite its scenic location and lavish appointments, it closed in 1914, a victim of high operating costs and a trend toward shorter hotel stays and increasing private camp and cottage ownership. It was demolished for salvage. In 1922, a much smaller hotel was built on the site which operated until just after the 1980 Winter Olympics. A third hotel complex was established using the buildings of the Great Camp adjacent to the hotel property; it is no longer open to the public, and the buildings, designed by William L. Coulter, have been"
"Butlins sold off its hotels to Grand Hotels Ltd. and, in 2004, ownership transferred to Britannia Hotels when 3 former Butlins hotels were sold off by Grand. The hotel appeared in the 1979 film Yanks Grand Hotel (Llandudno) The Grand Hotel is a large hotel in Llandudno, Wales, overlooking the Promenade on the North Shore. It is owned by Britannia Hotels. The history of the Grand Hotel began with the construction of the bathhouse in 1855. In 1858 the Pier was opened below the bathhouse. However, this was severely damaged in the Royal Charter Storm of 25 October 1859, which"
"Royal Navy Cricket Club The Royal Navy Cricket Club is a cricket team representing the British Royal Navy and based at the United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth, Hampshire. The club was formed in 1863, although cricket is recorded as having been played by seamen since at least the 17th century. Between 1912 and 1929 some of the Navy's matches had first-class status, particularly those against other branches of the services, although they also played Cambridge University, MCC, and - in 1927 - the touring New Zealanders. Additionally, in both 1910 and 1911 a combined Army and Navy side played a"
"and five minutes' drive from the ferry port of Yarmouth. Norton Grange was built in 1760, and first became a holiday destination shortly before the Second World War. Its new purpose was interrupted by a spell during the conflict as an operational base for the Admiralty. Warner Leisure Hotels took ownership of the site in 1966. Cricket St Thomas Hotel is a conversion of a Grade II-listed Regency mansion set in a valley in Somerset, close to the border with Dorset. The grounds were designed by a student of Capability Brown and the site itself has strong links with British"
"Grand Brighton Hotel The Grand Brighton Hotel is a historic Victorian sea front hotel in Brighton on the south coast of England. Designed by John Whichcord Jr. and built in 1864, it was intended for members of the upper classes visiting the city, and remains one of Brighton's most expensive hotels. During the 1984 Conservative Party conference, the hotel was bombed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in an attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The Grand Hotel was designed by architect John Whichcord Jr., and built in 1864 on the site occupied previously by a battery house."
"the National Register of Historic Places. The club was founded in 1915. The North Course was designed by two-time British Open champion Willie Park, Jnr, and was lengthened prior to hosting the U.S. Open in 2003. It features some significant elevation changes, a meandering creek and hundreds of native oak trees. At one time it was one of four courses at the club, but after the club fell into financial difficulties during World War II, it was forced to sell off half of its land. Course No. 4 became the North Course, and the remaining holes from the other three"
"wings of the remaining hotel were partitioned creating two separate buildings. The 1898 section remained the private residence now called the Castle Green. The 1902 portion was taken over by the government's HUD program for senior residents and disabled persons, and is called the Green Hotel. In 1929, Kansas Street was widened and renamed Green Street. The Vista Del Arroyo Hotel on Grand Avenue, commandeered by the Navy as a hospital during World War II. It now houses the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is located in the fully restored former Vista del Arroyo Hotel. The"
"Slaley Hall Slaley Hall is a country house golf resort in Northumberland in North East England, built by local developers Seamus O'Carroll and John Rourke which hosted The Great North Open between 1996 and 2002. It is surrounded by 1000 acres (4 km²) of Northumberland forest and moorland. It also hosts Weddings, Anniversaries, Parties and Business events in the hotel run by the QHotels Group. It has many facilities including an indoor swimming pool, beauty salon, steam room, sauna, gym, sun beds, jacuzzi, and driving range. The England National Football team usually stays at Slaley Hall when they are playing"
"came into the park on race days through a special gate from what was then the A1 Great North Road. The Gosforth Park Hotel, now in the Marriott chain, was originally built in 1965 and opened by the Duke of Northumberland, and by 1986 was owned by Scottish & Newcastle and run by Thistle Hotels. Gosforth Park Gosforth Park is a park north of Gosforth in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It houses Newcastle Racecourse, a Marriott hotel, two golf courses, a garden centre and a football centre. It is also home to Gosforth Park Nature Reserve, a"
"Great North Open The Great North Open was the final name of a European Tour golf tournament which was played at Slaley Hall, a country house golf resort in Northumberland in North East England, six years out of seven between 1996 and 2002. It was also played as the Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge and the Compaq European Grand Prix. The winners included one major champion, Retief Goosen, and two winners of the European Tour Order of Merit, Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood. The prize fund peaked at €1,311,090 in 2001 before dropping to €935,760 in the tournament's last year, which"
"resort destination. In June 1914, a fire broke out in Mansfield's Knox Store, known as ""Mansfield's greatest store"". The fire was pushed by the wind and spread over both sides of the first block Mansfield's Main Street. The fire caused roughly $200,000 US in damage. In November of the same year, fire destroyed the second block of Main Street. After the fires, town ordinace was passed requiring all new buildings within certain areas of the town to be built of fire-proof materials. In 1922, the Cross Hotel, owned by contractor Robert Cross, burned to the ground. The hotel was one"
"Mountain. Historically, national and world skating and hockey championships were held at the Broadmoor World Arena. Golf championships have been held at the Broadmoor Golf Club since 1921. The resort has also been the site of clay shooting championships. The architecture and the color is like the grand hotels that would be found on the coast of the Mediterranean, in an Italian Renaissance style. The pink stucco of the façade also helps to blend into the Pikes Peak area landscape. The main buildings are connected on a circular path around a lake. The original hotel building is Broadmoor Main that"
"great expanse of gorse and heather where more time was spent hunting for the balls than actually playing. Chelmsford Golf Club was constituted in 1893 and played on Galleywood Common until they moved to Widford in 1912. Brickworks Brick making in the 19th and early-20th centuries Army Training Ground and Artillery Defences (1914–1918) The Grandstand and the Common were taken over by the Army for the duration of the First World War. Army Training Ground and Anti-Aircraft Defences (1939–1945) The Grandstand and the Common were taken over by the Army for the duration of the Second World War. Training of"
"an airfield under construction at the nearby town of Torrens Creek by 23 March 1942. Around 1952 a two storey masonry section was added to the rear of the hotel, which involved the demolition of two adjacent small shops unconnected to the hotel. This masonry section extended the Grand's bar facilities. Hughenden remains an important business centre for families on outlying stations and is increasingly being used by motor tourists as a rest stop. Images of The Grand Hotel feature in tourist information for the area and it is also visible in a series of television advertisements for the north-west"
"Corporation and Benbria Corporation. Matthews spends a considerable amount of time in his native Wales, working on such ventures as the Celtic Manor Resort, a leisure complex in Newport, near the south Wales coast, chosen to host the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament and the 2014 NATO summit. The Celtic Manor hosted the ISPS Handa Wales Open for 15 years. The original Celtic Manor Hotel was formerly a maternity hospital and is Matthews' birthplace. Matthews bought Celtic Manor in 1980, ploughing £100m into the project. Firstly the 19th century Manor House was renovated, while in 1991 plans were unveiled to"
"Hotel Northland The Hotel Northland is a historic hotel building on North Adams Street in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. The Hotel Northland opened on March 21, 1924 as the largest hotel in Wisconsin. Away teams playing against the Green Bay Packers would stay here and it is one of the stops on the Packers Heritage Trail. Many famous guests stayed at the hotel, such as Lon Chaney, John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Vince Lombardi. It was also where Senator Eugene McCarthy - then running for president in the"
"2018 as part of Marriott's Autograph Collection division. <br> Hotel Northland The Hotel Northland is a historic hotel building on North Adams Street in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. It is listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. The Hotel Northland opened on March 21, 1924 as the largest hotel in Wisconsin. Away teams playing against the Green Bay Packers would stay here and it is one of the stops on the Packers Heritage Trail. Many famous guests stayed at the hotel, such as Lon Chaney, John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Vince Lombardi. It was also where Senator"
"The Grand Golf Club The Grand Golf Club is a privatelyowned and membershipbased golf club located in the suburb of in the Gold Coast hinterland of South East Queensland, Australia. While the street address is located in Gilston, the course is located on the opposite side of the Nerang River in Advancetown. It hosted the Australian Open in 2001, won by Stuart Appleby, an Australian. The Grand Golf Club has its entrance at 364 Gilston Road, Gilston. Most of the course is in neighbouring Advancetown, accessed by a bridge over the Nerang River. This private club has a 19-hole golf"
"World War II. During the war, the resort was used as a hospital and the courses were flattened and paved for use as a major RAF airfield. The new Arran Course opened in 2002. Other golf facilities at the resort include the Colin Montgomerie Links Golf Academy, and a pitch and putt course. In 2003, the 18th hole on the Ailsa Course, ""Ailsa Hame"", was renamed ""Duel in the Sun"" as homage to the battle between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in 1977; this is also the name of a sports bar at the resort. In 2009, Watson, 59, held"
"Grand Hotel, Sheringham The Grand Hotel was a large Victorian hotel in the English seaside resort town of Sheringham in the county of Norfolk. It was demolished in 1974. The hotel was situated on the landward side of ""The Esplanada"" on the western side of the town. The hotel was on the sea front on the cliff top above the towns main beach. The site is now used partly as a car park and a small scale housing development. The hotel was an impressive looking building which included two large domes on the roof, one on each corner. The hotel"
"Cruden Bay Professional Tournament The Cruden Bay Professional Tournament was a professional golf tournament played irregularly at Cruden Bay from 1899 to 1914. In the 1890s the Great North of Scotland Railway built the Cruden Bay Hotel and golf course, together with the associated transport links (the Boddam Branch and Cruden Bay Hotel Tramway). The hotel and golf course opened in early 1899 and a professional golf tournament was arranged by the railway company to promote the new hotel and golf course. The company organised three further tournaments, in 1909, 1911 and 1914. The tournaments consisted of a 36-hole stroke-play"
"late or were drawn due to late starts or air raid sirens. Four German V-1 flying bombs struck the area in World War II. One destroyed the club's pavilion, opposite the Telegraph pub, in July 1944, near where the covered water reservoir is located. Wildcroft Road, turning into Portsmouth Road and thus the future A3, was a main thoroughfare into SW London and became a stop-off point for American serviceman who alighted from their jeeps to ""taste this crazy cricket game"" On the south side of the reservoir, in the triangle of land between Wildcroft Road, Tibbet's Ride and the"
"not played in 1871). The town also hosts two other golf courses, St. Nicholas and St. Cuthberts. St. Nicholas is a traditional links course south of the town. Prestwick St Ninians Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1912. The club continued until the 1950s. The Shaw Monument stands on the high ground overlooking Prestwick Airport. On Ardayre Road in Prestwick is a Polish memorial. Its origins can be traced to a memorial erected by the Polish Air Force at Monkton. Discovered there in a dilapidated and vandalised condition, it was moved by Kyle and Carrick District Council in 1986"