THE Three Counties Hotel in Hereford faces could be demolished after Lidl submitted plans to demolish the site and replace it with a supermarket, but people of Herefordshire have shared fond memories of the hotel.
Frank Tadd appeared to be a popular and recognised man.
He built the building where the Three Counties Hotel now stands and had a reputation in the night life economy.
His nephew Norman Preece shared that Mr Tadd was a chef at the Spread Eagle and owned Wallers Farm.
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He also mentioned that Betty Harding was an expert on silver service at the hotel as well as her husband Jim Harding, who was ex-mayor.
Mr Tadd’s other nephew Ian Chadwick also mentioned his uncle’s claim to fame.
It was called the White Eagle after he sold the Spread Eagle, which was Hereford’s best steak bar at the time, he said.
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Sally Harris said: “My mum worked for Frank when he had the spread Eagle in King Street before joining him at The White Eagle.”
David John Cox looked back when it first opened its doors: “He went there opening night, the bear had oil in our pints, so landlord gave us free pint, at least three to four each.”
Val Edmunds spent many great times at the hotel and would not like to see it replaced with the supermarket: “We always said we never had a bad meal here.
“It would be disastrous if it was turned into Lidl or any other supermarket.”
Andrew Boucher saw the hotel being built when he was a young boy in the late 70s when it was known as the Moat House.
“I have performed many shows there over the years,” he said.
“My oldest mate Darren Brown was head chef there in the late 80s and my nan also worked there at the same time in the kitchen.
“The pair used to get on like a house on fire.”
Phil Childs remembered his days as a student using the hotel as a lunchtime hang out in the mid-60s.
“Great days of our youth,” he said.
Julie Breen worked there for eight years in the late 80s and 90s when it was the Moat House.
“I have some wonderful memories of working there including some very funny staff parties,” she said.
“The staff we have then got on great and we all socialised together out of work, we met celebrities along the way like David Essex, Chesney Hawkes, Ian Botham, and David Gower just to mention a few.
“Great days and I am very sad to see the building go.”
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