North Western Hotel, Morecambe

The North Western Hotel in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, was built in 1847–48. It was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin for the "Little" North Western Railway.[2] Including furnishings, it cost £4,795 (equivalent to £600,000 in 2023).[3] It was a two-storey building containing 40 bedrooms. In 1871, when the railway became part of the Midland Railway, its name was changed to the Midland Hotel. It was demolished and replaced by a new hotel, also called the Midland Hotel, in 1932.[1]

Midland Hotel
Engraving of the North Western Hotel
North Western Hotel, Morecambe is located in Morecambe
North Western Hotel, Morecambe
Location within Morecambe
Former namesNorth Western Hotel
General information
TypeHotel
Architectural styleGeorgian
Town or cityMorecambe, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates54°04′20″N 2°52′31″W / 54.0721°N 2.8754°W / 54.0721; -2.8754
Construction started1847
Completed1848
Closed1932
Demolished1932
Cost£4,795
OwnerMidland Railway
Technical details
MaterialGrey stone with green shuttered windows
Floor count2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Edward Paley
Architecture firmPaley and Austin
Other information
Number of rooms40
References
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References

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  1. ^ a b History of the Midland Hotel, Midland Hotel, Morecambe, archived from the original on 7 August 2011, retrieved 13 August 2011
  2. ^ Price, James (1998), Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836–1942, Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies, p. 71, ISBN 1-86220-054-8
  3. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.