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Lyme Regis: Battle to reopen Three Cups Hotel still on, vow campaigners
10:54am Thursday 28th January 2010
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to restore the Three Cups Hotel to its former glory have vowed this is just the beginning of their battle.
It comes as owners Palmers Brewery this week said there is ‘absolutely no hope’ of the Three Cups – which closed down almost 20 years ago – ever being a hotel again.
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The cost of redeveloping the Lyme Regis hotel ‘far outweighs’ the potential profit, an independent report has concluded.
An investigation by specialist consultants found there is an opportunity for a four-star boutique hotel in Lyme, but it would take millions of pounds to bring the building up to standard.
But campaigners from the Save the Three Cups as a Hotel Group say it is not over, and claim the report does show the Three Cups would be viable as a hotel.
The group’s committee attended a meeting on Monday to hear the results of the report by specialist hospitality consultants TRI.
Campaigners say they were told by TRI managing director Jonathan Langston that the hotel was viable as a business, but the problem was the cost of refurbishing the building.
Campaign group chairman John Dover said: “We certainly are not giving up and will now examine in detail the 102-page report produced by the consultants. There are still many questions to which we, and the people of Lyme Regis, deserve an answer.”
Nigel Jones of Chesterton Humberts, the property agents for Palmers, said: “We took the view initially it was unviable and we are very pleased the findings from the detailed report and investigation say the same thing.
“I expect the campaigners to be disappointed but I would hope they would look beyond their initial disappointment and understand the report has been independently produced and the conclusions are quite clear.
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glenherby, lyme regis says...
6:47pm Thu 28 Jan 10
Get a grip, Dorset says...
3:35pm Wed 3 Feb 10
Oh dear you are a bit confused.
glenherby, lyme regis says...
7:13pm Fri 5 Feb 10
On 4th April 1974 during the local government transition the former borough of Lyme Regis ended and its assets were divided into 53 packages to be transferred to the National Archives, the newly formed West Dorset District and Lyme Regis Town councils. All these assets can be accounted for except Package 37 which is missing! and contained many land and property deeds that belonged to the former borough including those of the Three Cups. These deeds filled up a back room of the former solicitor firm Roper & Roper, some were later past on to the national archives known today as the Roper Deeds. It’s easy to find out which are still missing by applying for a Historical Certificate (HC1 form) from the Land Registry (Weymouth Office) and you will discover most properties in Lyme Regis officially never existed prior to 1974 because the deeds prior to this time are the missing borough assets. May I also point out that falsifying or knowingly holding a falsified deed is fraud and the culprit can expect anything up to a ten year prison sentence! If anyone doubts this then try asking Palmers for proof of ownership of the Three Cups prior to 1974?
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Get a grip, Dorset says...
1:58pm Thu 28 Jan 10