Inglaterra
At the front of the Plaza, facing the old Consistorial, the Fonda Inglaterra (Inn) was established in 1857. This was a first rate establishment, which made all sevillians feel proud.
The local press at the time reported how the city finally had lodgings worthy of its category as the third capital of the Kingdom.
The Fonda Inglaterra had all the characteristics necessary to make it became an exceptional lodging establishment: its location, the impeccable service, the decoration of its salons and dining rooms, the spacious rooms with lofty ceilings and all the modern advances available at the time.
Hans Christian Andersen, the great danish autor of fairly tales, wrote some of this thoughts down about his stay in Seville from the 13–22 of November, 1862: “My balcony faced the Plaza Nueva, which is mostly covered by rows of fruit–laden orange trees and plenty of marble benches for the public to sit upon. “The transparent sky was full of stars, I stepped out onto the balcony and sat down, lit a cigar….
Back in 1840 an ancient convent called Casa Grande de San Francisco which was located in front of the Town Hall, was demolished. 1857 At the front of the Plaza, facing the old Consistorial, the Fonda Inglaterra (Inn) was established in 1857. This was a first rate establishment, which made all sevillians feel proud. The local press at the time reported how the city finally had lodgings worthy of its category as the third capital of the Kingdom. The Fonda Inglaterra had all the characteristics necessary to make it became an exceptional lodging establishment: its location, the impeccable service, the decoration of its salons and dining rooms, the spacious rooms with lofty ceilings and all the modern advances available at the time. The Fonda Inglaterra became an authentic “palace” of sevillian hostelry, and internationally one of the best establishments of its kind. When the Spanish civil war began, General Queipo de Llano´s troops took hold of the inn and converted it into military quarters. When the military left, al almost total renovation and modernization of the building was needed. Consequently, the old building was entirely demolished in the summer of 1967, and the construction of the new building for the Hotel Inglaterra began in August 1967. On June 26, 1968, the Minister for information and Tourism , Sr. Manuel Fraga Iribarne, along with other city authorities , inaugurated the new building , The Hotel Inglaterra, complying with the highest standards and requirements of the most modern hotels at the time. In this way, although the façade was reconstructed in a modern style, the hotel’s interior has kept valuable decorative items from the previous building.
Hans Christian Andersen, the great danish autor of fairly tales. He wrote some of this thoughts down about his stay in Seville from the 13th to the 22nd of November , 1862: “My balcony faced the Plaza Nueva, which is mostly covered by rows of fruit – laden orange trees and plenty of marble benches for the public to sit upon. “The transparent sky was full of stars, I stepped out onto the balcony and sat down, lit a cigar…. The King Alfonso Xlll (in 1915) Queen Elizabeth of Belgium (in 1921) Italian (Compositor) Giuseppe Verdi.