Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Dunblane Hydro

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Perth Road, Dunblane, Perthshire

1874 The Dunblane Hydropathic Company Limited was incorporated to build a hydropathic establishment on a commanding site in Dunblane. This was during a boom for such enterprises

1878 The building, designed by Edinburgh architects Peddie and Kinnear, opened for business

1884 The enterprise failed and the building was eventually acquired by Andrew Philp. Philp's Dunblane Hydropathic Company Limited was incorporated in 1896

1946 The hotel was extensively damage by fire

1962 Cypriot entrepreneur Sir Reo Stakis bought the hotel and formed an enduring partnership with local bandleader Jim Macleod

2008 After several changes of ownership, the hotel became the Double Tree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro

See Also

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Sources of Information

National Records of Scotland BT2/594, BT2/3145, BT2/1990/19379 https://www.doubletreedunblane.com/things-to-do/hotel-history/