The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for geographic features. (June 2011) |
The Cliffs Hotel is in the seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, It is located on the Queen's Promenade in the North Shore area of the town. The hotel was built in 1921.[1] It is in the Baroque style and constructed of red brick and yellow terracotta. The gables have horizontal stripes.[1] The Cliffs is owned by Choice Hotels Ltd and has 160 bedrooms.[2]
| The Cliffs Hotel | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within Blackpool | |
| General information | |
| Location | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Opening | 1921 |
| Owner | Choice Hotels |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 160 |
History
editArchitect Halstead Best enlarged the building 1936–37 and added an underground carpark,[1] by which time the hotel encompassed the entire block between King Edward Avenue and Empress Drive. In 1959, it had 240 bedrooms, though this had reduced to 165 by 1971.[3]
References
editCitations
- ^ a b c Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 150–151, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- ^ Official website
- ^ Wood 2015, p. 109.
Sources
- Wood, Allan (2015). Blackpool the Postcard Collection. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445644905.