VIDEO: Saturday 28th October 2017, marks the first year anniversary of the major fire that destroyed one of the UK's oldest hotels, The Royal Clarence. Hotel General Manager, John Badley, reflects on the incident and gives a development update.
Saturday 28th October 2017, marks the first year anniversary of the major fire that destroyed one of the UK's oldest hotels, The Royal Clarence - standing for approximately 300 years.
Looking back at the event, Hotel General Manager, John Badley, talked about the redevelopment of the building.
"We are still planning the interiors at this stage, we are very keen on making a hotel that Exeter is proud off but also being sympathetic to it's history.
"At this stage, we look to be getting it completed by 2019 and start looking for recruitment nearer the time."
During the evacuation of the building last year, John was first on the scene.
"A mix of emotions was going through my head at the time. I just focused on getting everyone to shelter. The fire service did a remarkable Job under difficult situations."
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