'The Hotel' Newtonmore (now Main's Hotel) was in fact one
of several hotels built around the same time. This photograph was taken in 1902. Note the single storey extensions at each end. The
existence of a second pitched roof behind the first main roof can also just be discerned.
In this photograph of 1910, the
single storey extensions have now been replaced by continuations of the main roof line,
and a considerable growth of ivy, or virginia creeper has engulfed the right hand section.
The extra height on the extensions must have been added shortly after 1902 for the
vegetation to have reached these proportions.
Main's Hotel as it was when last
open -
certainly still recognisable as the same building, although the pitch of the roof has been
altered to give a flat top to the roof, infilling between the two roofs that existed
earlier and giving more upstairs space. A front extension has also been added.
The Hotel closed in 2001, but has now been sold and is being converted
into a much-needed care home, though great care is being taken by the
new owners to preserve the traditional frontage.
