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The story of the Huntingdon Manor Hotel and Pendray Inn and Tea House is just as fascinating as that of Victoria BC itself. Notable dates in the history of our English country-style hotel include: Image courtesy of the Royal BC Museum and Archives
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About Our Victoria BC Hotel
Discover Our Fascinating History
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The southern tip of Vancouver Island which includes Greater Victoria, the San Juan, and the Gulf Islands are the traditional territories of the Lkwungen (Lekwungen) peoples. Lkwungen means “Place to smoke herring”, and to-date, unites the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations as one family. The Huntingdon Manor Hotel and Pendray Inn and Tea House acknowledge that it is located on the traditional lands of the Lkwungen People. We pay respect to their ancestors and give thanks to allow us to live, work and play on their traditional land. We also recognize the impact of land loss and colonialism had on the Lkwungen People, effects which continue to this day. |
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Mr. Grey’s home created a bit of a stir in colonial Victoria, being rather large and splendid for a city, which, despite being the capital of the new province, was still a small frontier town. |
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The Pendray’s new home was a lovely structure, built in the Queen Anne style, with all the trappings of a grand Victorian home. Mr. Pendray commissioned two German painters, Herr Sterns and Herr Muller, to paint frescos on the ceilings of some of the rooms, including the parlour, the dining room and two of the bedrooms; you can still see them today. Panes of stained glass were shipped from Italy in barrels of molasses so that they would not break. |
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Mrs. Lewis bequeathed it to the Missionary Sisters of Notre Dame des Anges, who ran the Mansion as a boarding house for young women, it was known as Loretto Hall until 1966. |
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