Miners' Convalescent Home, Blackpool
The Miners' Convalescent Home was a convalescent home for miners in the seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was built 1925–27 for Lancashire and Cheshire miners and was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales.[1][2] In 1995, English Heritage designated the home a Grade II listed building.[3]
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| Location | Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°50′43″N 3°03′09″W / 53.8453°N 3.0524°W |
| Built | 1925–1927 |
| Architect | Bradshaw Gass & Hope |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 23 November 1995 |
| Reference no. | 1116645 |
  Location of Miners' Convalescent Home in Blackpool | |
The building was designed by Bolton architecture firm Bradshaw Gass & Hope in the Baroque Revival style.[3] It has a symmetrical plan and is on three storeys.[4] It is constructed of red brick with terracotta dressings; the hipped roofs are slate.[3] The central bays are recessed between projecting wings.[3] Towards the rear of the building there is a tower with an ogee cap.[5]
The building continued to function as a convalescent home until the 1980s; in 2005 it was turned into apartments.[2][5]
See also
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- ^ Walton, p. 165
- ^ a b Blackpool Gazette, pp. 140–141
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Miners' Convalescent Home (1116645)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 June 2011
- ^ Champness, p. 151
- ^ a b Hartwell & Pevsner, p. 151
- Bibliography
- Blackpool Gazette (2007), Blackpool: Then and Now, At Heart Ltd, ISBN 1-84547-153-9
- Champness, John (1989), Lancashire's Architectural Heritage: An Anthology of Fine Buildings, Lancashire County Planning Dept., ISBN 0-902228-71-4
- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-12667-0
- Walton, John K. (1998), Backpool, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 1-85331-215-0
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