Everything about Midland Hotel Manchester totally explained
The Midland, Manchester is a 303 bedroom
grand hotel situated in the centre of
Manchester,
England.
The hotel
Situated on Peter Street in the city centre, the Midland was built by
Charles Trubshaw in 1898-1903 for the
Midland Railway Company. It is situated next to the
G-Mex Centre,
Bridgewater Hall and
Manchester Central Library. Its distinctive style is made of red brick and brown
terracotta, with the exterior clad in several varieties of polished
granite and
Burmantofts (a type of terracotta). The building is
grade II* listed.
The hotel was regularly used by American cotton traders whilst they were on business selling their raw cotton to Manchester's cotton cloth manufacturers; the businessmen collectively referred to themselves as the
Old Colony Club. One of the hotel's restaurants has been renamed
The Colony in recognition of this fact.
The Midland Hotel was also allegedly coveted by Hitler as a possible Nazi headquarters in Britain.
Famous guests
The Midland is perhaps most famous for being the meeting place of
Charles Stewart Rolls and
Frederick Henry Royce leading to the formation of
Rolls-Royce Limited in 1906. More recent celebrity stays include
Paul McCartney,
The Spice Girls, The Beckhams,
George Best,
Tom Jones,
Luciano Pavarotti,
Mike Tyson,
Jennifer Lopez,
Prince Edward, the former
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and
Dennis Ferry, Principal Trumpet of the world-renowned Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.
Image:Manchester midland hotel DSCF1433.jpg|The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Image:Midland Hotel.jpg|The Midland Hotel, Manchester
Image:midhotelbydayjune.jpg|Trubshaw's striking architecture in a wet Manchester
Facilities
The Midland joined the Paramount group in 2004 and will benefit from a £12 million upgrade investment to become a five-star hotel. In 2004 it offers 303 en suite bedrooms with 14 suites. There are two restaurants including the double
AA Rosette winning French Restaurant. There is also a health club with swimming pool, gym and squash court.
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