Kilbrannan Guesthouse Info Page
First of all we would like to say a big
Thank You for all the support we have received from our guests in 2008 & 2009. Hopefully we will see you all again this year.
History of our Guesthouse Before the property was
built, there was an officers mess on this land. The officers mess was
demolished sometime before 1859 (when I discover more about this I will
let you know).14 Trafalgar Road was built by John Eagleton, a local man
on 1st Sept. 1859 for use as a dwelling house. A covenant exists stating
that a ground rent of £1.19 must be paid annually to 2 lord commissioners
of her majesty's treasury (Queen Victoria). The house has had many
owners:
John Hawkins Nutman 1860 £35
Alfred Nutman 1880 inherited
John Dowsett 1880 £490
(Kilbrannan Guesthouse as it looks now)
Janet Dowsett 1929 inherited
Bertie and Myra Last 1929 £700
(Reginald Boulton 1929 £500,Grace Ellen Bloomfield/John Thomas Havard/Edwin Horace Johnson £250)
It was sometime during the 1950s that the
house became a Guesthouse
Ethel May Wiggett (daughter of Reginald Boulton)
1966 inherited
William Edward Ernest Andrews
and his wife Christine Beartrice Andrews 1966 £4,300
William Frank
Howard,Irene Mary Howard/Colin Barwick,Jill Barwick 1978 £27,000
Peter Neil Bannatyne,Margaret Lawson Bannatyne 1979 £36,500
Gary Richard Smith,Julie Lorraine Smith 2008
Not telling!!
The covenant existed until we paid,with Peter's
help, to have it lifted in 2008
About usKilbrannan Guesthouse is owned and run
by Gary,Julie and Charlie Smith.
We originally come from Leicester
and spent many a time travelling backwards and forwards to the seaside
for holidays and day trips so I guess we were always drawn to be living
at the seaside some day. Running Kilbrannan Guesthouse is certainly a
change from our old lives back in Leicester, as managers in our own field
we were always committed to meeting deadlines,achieving targets,motivating
staff etc. Now our deadlines are cooking breakfast on time and cleaning
rooms before guests return. There's a lot more to it really. The best
part of our lives now is meeting different people from all walks of life,
sitting with them in the Guest lounge relaxing and having a chat.
Julie and Charlie are both 1st dan Black Belts in Korean Karate and have
represented England and Great Britain in European and World championships.
Between them they have earned many medals and trophys. They trained with
a very successful Karate academy in Leicester ran by
Master shane varney.
Julie now runs her own 'JS Karate Fitness'
for children here in Great Yarmouth.
As far as other hobbies are concerned, Julie likes cleaning and Charlie has
his Wii set up in the Guest Lounge for anyone to challenge him.
(Take a look at Charlie's page) Gary enjoys
tending to the garden, reading Daphne Du Maurier novels and researching his family history and has unearthed people from 1785 so far.
Survey results for 2009We introduced surveys in each
of the rooms when we arrived in July 2008 with the aim of finding out what people really
thought of what was on offer at Kilbrannan Guesthouse. The 2008 results were
pleasing for us to read, but the 2009 results were even better and were broke down as follows:
Room Cleanliness
100%
Room facilities 99.7%
Breakfast choice 100%
Breakfast Quality 99.8%
Hospitality
100%
Value for money 100%
You can see why we are pleased with the
results. Thank you everyone who participated.
Here are some of the guest comments:
"Comfortable, enjoyable stay. Lovely large room with a view",
"Very friendly people and very homely",
"Room was spotless, happy to recommend to friends",
"What a delightful place, possibly one of the best we have visited",
"fantastic stay, highly recommended",
"Everything was of a high standard, marvellous breakfast",
"Very friendly and helpful, Breakfast fantastic, Room perfect",
"Made to feel just like family",
"Cool especially the DVD player",
"Best Guesthouse in Gt. Yarmouth"
These are just some of the many guest comments we have received.
Everything we do is done for your benefit, not ours.
Thank you for reading this page and see you all soon in Great Yarmouth
Gary, Julie & Charlie
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