Midland Hotel, Morecambe

Morecambe's Midland Hotel was built by the LMS Railway and opened in 1933. It replaced an earlier hotel of the same name on the same site. It's Art Deco style was a dramatic contrast to earlier buildings in Morecambe, and it sparked an outburst of Art Deco style buildings in the area.

Next to the hotel was a massive Art Deco swimming pool, and the frontages of the Woolworth and Littlewoods stores nearby were Art Deco in style. Many private houses built in the 1930s also had Art Deco features.

The Midland Hotel itself fell into disuse at the end of the 20th century, but it was bought by Urban Splash, and fully restored and extended between 2006 and 2008. Many original features were kept and restored, and it is once again an impressive building to see. It appears well used, judging by the number of cars in the car park.

As you can see, this shot towards the end of my visit to see Lucy was taken in glorious sunshine, the second half of my visit being in much better weather than the first half.

Ian

[Therese]

Gorgeous shot... the colours of the blue cars match the sky... I like that!!! :)

[Sarah Munnings]

I'm with @monkeykid love the matching cars/sky :)

[Pyrrhula]

Great view and a beautiful capture of this very nice building with the beautiful architecture. Thanks for the interesting info.

[Loopy-Lou]

Wonderful capture, love the blue sky and also matching cars.

[Lee]

Thanks to urban splash for renovation this iconic hotel. Good photo of it!

[Tony]

Striking capture of a magnificent building, you've captured it in perfect light. Your extensive descriptions are always a pleasure to read.

[Cathie]

What an interesting building! I love Art Deco!

[bkb in the city]

I would have never known this was built in 1933. Great looking building

[Hazel A]

Beautiful building. The stark white contrasts perfectly against the lovely blue sky

[Jacqui Paterson]

Beautiful building.

[bruni]

I can imagine that in 1933 this was something to talk about and thanks to the renovation it is once again a sight to see.

[Angela Tavan]

lovely shot of a beautiful building! Art deco is one of my favourite styles.

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid

Thank you Therese - it would have been nice to get a shot without the cars, but sadly that wasn't possible.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pixiemac

Thank you Sarah - at least I managed to avoid the bright red and yellow cars!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Ferry - I'm glad you are enjoying sharing my visit to the west coast!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bizziebeeme

Thank you Loopy-Lou - I would have preferred a shot without cars, but that wasn't possible.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@gamelee

Thank you Lee - Urban Splash have made a great job of the restoration.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont

Thank you Tony, I was very fortunate it was such a nice day!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@cathieg

Thank you Cathie - Art Deco is such a striking style, and there is quite a lot to see in Morecambe.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - it's great to see the restoration making it look as striking as it would have been when new.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@purplehaze12

Thank you Hazel - I love the clean lines of this wonderful hotel.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@witchyjacq

Thank you Jacqui - I do love the style and clean lines here.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bruni

Thank you Bruni - you're right, it must have been quite a contrast with the rather fussy architecture of earlier years.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@angelat

Thank you Angela - I love Art Deco too, and the area around this hotel must have been impressive with a number of Art Deco buildings. Sadly not all have survived, but this lovely hotel has been beautifully restored.

Ian