The Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate 1977
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This authentic 1970s colour photograph, captured in 1977, features the exterior of the historic Old Swan Hotel in the spa town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The archival image documents the hotel’s impressive architecture, combining traditional dark stone masonry with extensive ivy coverage on the right-hand wing. A large, green skeleton neon sign on the roof prominently identifies the establishment, which gained international fame as the hiding place of Agatha Christie in 1926. The entrance is marked by a classical white portico, and a white swan statue on a tall black pole stands near the driveway. The scene reflects the daily life of 1977, with a woman in a long beige trench coat walking across the road and a variety of period transport parked in the lot, including a yellow Ford Escort estate. This factual record preserves the elegant atmosphere and architectural detail of this landmark hotel as it appeared in the late 1970s.
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