The Victorian Bath House is a new event space opening in December 2015 in The City of London. Currently undergoing a major refurbishment, the Victorian Bath House is a Grade II-listed space. It will host standing receptions for up to 150 guests as well as seated breakfasts, lunches, dinners and roadshow groups from 20-90 people.

The Victorian Bath House was erected in 1895 by Henry & James Forder Nevill to house a new Turkish Bath. The baths housed a cooling room containing a fountain of cold filtered water and a series of cubicles kitted out with couches, mirrors and occasional tables. Leading off from the cooling room were three hot rooms with marble mosaic floors and elaborately tiled walls and ceilings.

The baths remained open until 1954 then the building was used for storage until it was converted into a restaurant in 1970.

The Victorian Bath House is located in Bishopsgate Churchyard, a short walk from Liverpool Street Station.

Details: www.victorianbathhouse.co.uk

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Published: 10 July 2015

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JD Wetherspoon has unveiled plans for a £10million upgrade of Glasgow’s Crystal Palace pub which would include building a new 73-bedroom hotel.

A vacant site alongside the pub would house 45 bedrooms with converted vacant office space above the two-storey pub used to create a further 28 bedrooms. An application will be submitted to Glasgow City Council.

The Crystal Palace in Jamaica Street was designed by John Baird and completed in 1856. Its iron and glass structure was said to be influenced by Joseph Paxton's famous Crystal Palace in London.

JD Wetherspoon currently has 36 hotels in the UK, including seven in Scotland. They all feature an en-suite bathroom, free wi-fi, a flatscreen television and tea and coffee making facilities.

Details: www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk

JD Wetherspoon to open four new hotels

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Tottenham Hotspur FC has unveiled updated designs for the club’s new stadium which will be shortly submitted to the London Borough of Haringey.The capacity of the stadium has been increased from 56,250 to 61,000 seats.

The new ground will feature the largest single tier stand in the UK of 17,000 seats. The stadium will also host American Football matches with ten NFL games a season.

The new stadium will incorporate a 180-bedroom hotel with 49 serviced apartments occupying the upper floors. The hotel will include a dedicated training programme for the hospitality industry.

More unusually the club plan to create an Extreme Sports Centre at the stadium. It will include the tallest indoor climbing wall in the world and a spectacular ‘Sky Walk’ – an adrenaline-filled experience and attraction walking on top of the stadium with spectacular views across London.

The Grade II-listed Warmington House will be incorporated as part of The Tottenham Experience to house a new museum, blending old architecture with new.

The target date for opening remains August 2018 for the 2018/19 season. Spurs will play away for one season in 2017/18.

Details: www.tottenhamhotspur.com

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Expect to see a new name over the door at both the 142-bedroom Ramada Salford Quays Hotel and the 90-bedroom Ramada Birmingham Mailbox hotels.

Both have just been sold to new owners and will be managed by Valor Hospitality Limited who already operate a range of Holiday Inns, Best Western hotels and Hilton properties in the UK. A rebranding of both properties will follow.

Ramada Salford Quays is close to MediaCityUK, Manchester city centre and Old Trafford football and cricket grounds. It has a bar, restaurant, conference and business facilities.

Ramada Birmingham Mailbox, with similar facilities to its Salford namesake, is located in the Mailbox complex in central Birmingham, a few minutes walk from Birmingham New Street station.

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