London - Imperial Hotel, Russell Square - postcard c.1930s

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• Picture / Image:  Imperial Hotel, Russell Square, London [demolished 1966]
• Publisher: the hotel / printed by Vandyck Printers
• Postally used: no
• Stamp:  n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The Imperial Hotel is a hotel on the east side of Russell Square, a branch of Imperial Hotels London.^[1]

The original building was designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll and built between 1905 and 1911. It was demolished in 1966 and replaced with a new building of the same name.^[2]The building shares the lodge with the President Hotel.

In 1943, the West Indian cricketer Learie Constantine had booked two rooms for himself and his daughter, but on arrival was told by the manageress that he would have to leave in the morning. There was a large number of Americans living in the hotel at the time (due to the Second World War), and she claimed they may be offended by the presence of black people.^[3]

Other hotels in the Imperial network are President, Bedford, Tavistock, Royal National, Morton and County, all situated on nearby streets.