The Bristol Star's report of the fire at the Royal Clarence in Exeter, includes claims that this was the first inn in Britain to be called a 'hotel' in the French manner when it opened as the Abode Exeter in 1769. The fire started on Friday, October 28, in a nearby art gallery, and after burning for 48-hours left nothing but a few walls that need to be demolished. Owners DL say they will rebuild it. It wasn't until 1874 that the first Bristol Hotel was built in London, though there was a Bath and Bristol Hotel in 1792.
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