Campaigners in Lyme Regis want old photographs of people enjoying themselves at the Three Cups Hotel to strengthen their case for it being reopened.
The town-centre hotel, owned by Palmers’ Brewery of Bridport, has been shut for 20 years. Protestors say that Palmers should re-establish the Cups as a hotel, or sell the property to someone else who will.
Old pictures do give an idea of what the hotel was like in the old days. It did once seem to have a style of its own. Take a look at this, from 1966:
Rikey Austin, of Alice’s Bear Shop in Broad Street, Lyme Regis, just opposite the imposing hulk of the Three Cups, wants to enthuse people with visions of what a restored hotel could be like. She’s hoping to compile a booklet including old photographs for distribution at a public meeting about the Cups at the Woodmead Halls on October 16. You can pop in to her shop, or contact her on 07729 191516.
