6d for an extra large bedroom. In addition the hotel boasted lawn tennis courts facing Dundas Street. Also featured were hot and cold sea and fresh water baths. The hotel proved to be extremely popular and in 1876 magistrates granted an extension of opening hours from 10.00 pm to 11.00 pm to encourage trade. Alcoholic drinks, however, were still not allowed for consumption on the open terraces. In 1882, John Richardson was fined 5/- for drinking a glass of beer outside the hotel. The manager of the hotel, Mr Verini, was also fined 5/- for supplying him. From a visitor’s handbook of 1863, the Zetland Hotel was described as In 1937 the LNER decided to modernise the hotel with the provision of hot and cold water in all visitor bedrooms, and by installing additional bathrooms. The existing dining rooms were converted into a lounge and reading room, which also doubled as a ball room. A new dining room was built and a cocktail bar. The hotel was closed from 1940 for the duration of the war, and was re-opened by the Hotel Executive British Transport on 3 October 1949. In 1951 the British Transport Commission put the hotel up for sale, but in the auction in 11 October, there were no bidders. However, by the early 1970s the number of visitors to the town had dropped substantially. Many hotels struggled to survive and had to close. Eventually, the Zetland Hotel also closed in 1983 and was converted into apartments in 1989. The station platform, canopy and railway buffer, however, can still be seen. The building is now known simply as 'The Zetland'. Notes Defunct hotels in England Hotel buildings completed in 1863 Railway hotels in England Stockton and Darlington Railway Hotels in North Yorkshire Grade II listed buildings in North Yorkshire Saltburn-by-the-Sea