Following a £2.6 million refurbishment scheme, Talbot Hotel in Malton has reopened to guests.
Work was completed on the Grade II Listed building in April 2012. R N Wooler & Co Ltd was the main contractor, whilst conservation specialist Francis Johnson and Partners was the architect. Thornley & Lumb Partnership was the mechanical and electrical consultant and LHL Group Ltd was responsible for all the external work on the project.
Trevillion Interiors completed the internal design work on the hotel and acted as project manager for the contract.
Work began in August 2011 and the project has seen the transformation of a former 33-bedroom hotel into a 26-bedroom hotel with en-suite facilities.
Whilst work took place on the building, the hotel was closed to guests. With the hotel vacant, a full strip-out of the existing services took place along with the removal of all the building’s internal features and a number of structural alterations.
All work was completed to modernise the building whilst at the same time retaining its unique character and historical value. Although the refurbishment was extensive, a number of the building’s original features were retained and repaired – including decorative panelling, doors and ceilings.
A number of external improvements also took place and the exterior of the hotel has benefitted from a scheme to clean, re-point and replace damaged stonework.
To complete the project, a significant amount of landscaping work was also conducted. The work involved the construction of a new dining area located on the lower terrace and the creation of additional car parking provisions. Gardens and walkways were also restored and now include fruit trees and a new wildflower meadow.
With the hotel now open, guests can enjoy a number of stunning features. These include a mixture of double, twin and family bedrooms, a private dining room, a meeting room, drawing room and bar. In addition, the hotel also includes a restaurant with a menu overseen by executive chef James Martin.
Sylvan Furniture manufactured all of the casegoods in the hotel, including headboards, bedside cabinets, wardrobes and desks. The furniture was manufactured at Sylvan Furniture’s UK-based factory in Nottinghamshire.
Trevillion Interiors Company Director, John Mather, said:
“There were a number of internal alterations made to the building in order to complete the refurbishment of the Hotel.
“Through negotiation with the building inspector and the installation of a sprinkler system, we reworked an internal area of the building and turned it into an enclosed atrium to increase the usable space within the hotel.
“A service route into the building was also constructed as one of the problems prior to the refurbishment was that all services came through the main entrance. With the new service route in place, the main entrance will now be kept for guests only.”
John Mather added:
“It was a joy to be involved with the refurbishment of Talbot Hotel as we’ve brought a historic building back to life in a way that is very sympathetic to the period of the building. Malton needed a good quality hotel in a central location within the town and this is what we’ve created.”
Sylvan Furniture Sales & Marketing Manager, Amanda Page, added:
“At Sylvan Furniture we can produce any type of furniture from contract work to bespoke items. We’ve worked with Trevillion Interiors on a number of projects and we look forward to continuing our great working relationship with them in the future.
“We enjoyed working on the refurbishment of Talbot Hotel as it was a good, meaty scheme for us to get involved with and the hotel looks great.”
