Miners' Convalescent Home, Blackpool

Historic site in Lancashire, England
53°50′43″N 3°03′09″W / 53.8453°N 3.0524°W / 53.8453; -3.0524Built1925–1927ArchitectBradshaw Gass & Hope
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated23 November 1995Reference no.1116645
Miners' Convalescent Home, Blackpool is located in Blackpool
Miners' Convalescent Home, Blackpool
Location of Miners' Convalescent Home in 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]

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]

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Footnotes
  1. ^ Walton, p. 165
  2. ^ a b Blackpool Gazette, pp. 140–141
  3. ^ a b c d Historic England, "Miners' Convalescent Home (1116645)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 June 2011
  4. ^ Champness, p. 151
  5. ^ a b Hartwell & Pevsner, p. 151
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