Reference numberE000189DescriptionThe Esplanade Hotel was designed in 1897 by J H Eales. Additions costing 1831 pounds were made in 1903 by F W Box. Mrs John Beresford Junior is on the verandah and her husband is standing in front of the hotel. John Paterson Beresford was the proprietor from 1904 to 1908. On his death, John Junior took over the lease for a year. In September 1984, Dave Johnson Motors and the Essex Street Woolstores were demolished to allow for extensions, designed by Parry and Rosenthal, to be added to the hotel: the Esplanade Plaza, which opened in June 1986.Date1985PhotographerWatkins, SkipPhotograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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