The stunning architecture occupied a large site at the corner of Westborough and Valley Bridge Road until it was demolished in 1973. The five-storey hotel was replaced with the brutalist concrete Pavilion House, which is home to offices and shops.
It is considered by many to be the “ugliest” building in Scarborough and a decline in standards ... take a look back at these classic photos of Scarborough’s Pavilion Hotel.
![A view along the newly created Northway towards Pavilion Hotel and Scarborough Railway Station.](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjViYTQ2ODVkLTg2NWMtNDViNi1iNDRmLWQ2MWQxOWVkNmU5Yjo3ZmYxMGE1Zi1jYWU5LTQ4ZTYtYWM0Yi1kODkzMGUzMWJlNDU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Beauty and the Beast
A view along the newly created Northway towards Pavilion Hotel and Scarborough Railway Station. Photo: Contributed
![A busy scene at Scarborough Railway Station possibly in the late 1920s or early '30s.](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU1NjRmYmI2LTk0MjItNGQzMC04NGFmLTZjNWRlNTFiMmYyODo0YzM4ZjA5OC0zZTllLTRkY2UtODIwYy03ZWJmZGNmNmM3Y2M=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Beauty and the Beast
A busy scene at Scarborough Railway Station possibly in the late 1920s or early '30s. Photo: Contributed
![The proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel, Robert Laughton, laid a private green next to his hotel in Pavilion Square where sporting pastimes including bowls were played.](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJlZGEwZTczLWJmMTItNDFjNi1hNGQyLWJhNTM0Nzg0MWUxNTo1NTcwNzEzNS1kNWUyLTQ3YTgtYTY0MC05ZjUwMTUwMjdhMjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Beauty and the Beast
The proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel, Robert Laughton, laid a private green next to his hotel in Pavilion Square where sporting pastimes including bowls were played. Photo: Contributed
![The hotel was designed by architect William Baldwin Stewart and built in 1870.](https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg3OTIzYmFkLTIxMDUtNDY1MS04NDU3LWMxMWU5ZGJmMDViMDpkYzA3OTZhMy1lODMxLTRmOTEtOGViYS0wOGE3ZjAyNGQ2YWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Beauty and the Beast
The hotel was designed by architect William Baldwin Stewart and built in 1870. Photo: Contributed