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The hotel was a four-storey building with iron balconies. At No 7 the ground floor of the facade was cut away to provide the entrance to the
Claremont Hotel. There was a porch at No.14 with Doric columns. The hotel contained a large conference room which could accommodate up to 150 people.
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Burlington Hotel also remained closed afterwards.
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