On the first weekend of June 1993 the world's media, and crowds of onlookers, watched in horror and awe as part of the seaward side of the historic hotel fell down the cliffside. Cracks in the gardens a couple of days earlier were the first sign of the devastating landslip. Hotel guests were moved out and staff quickly took away valuable antiques and paintings. As the world watched, the collapse unfolded. Afterwards, contractors were called in to demolish what was left of one of Scarborough's top hotels.
11. Hotel collapse
ITV Calendar's Richard Whiteley reads the Scarborough Evening News for the latest. The hotel chimney stack collapsed while Calendar was live on air. | jpimedia
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