Midland Hotel, Bradford

The Midland Hotel
The main entrance to the hotel
Location	Forster Square, Bradford BD1 4HU
Coordinates	53°47′43″N 1°45′06″W / 53.7953°N 1.7518°W / 53.7953; -1.7518Coordinates: 53°47′43″N 1°45′06″W / 53.7953°N 1.7518°W / 53.7953; -1.7518
Opening date	1890 (original); 1993 (restored)
Developer	Midland Railway Company
Architect	Charles Trubshaw
Management	Peel Hotels
Owner	Peel Hotels
Rooms	90
Restaurants	1
Parking	40 spaces (free for guests)
Website	http://www.peelhotels.co.uk

The Midland Hotel is a 90-bedroom three-star Victorian hotel in Bradford City Centre, owned and managed by London-based Peel Hotels.

The architect was Charles Trubshaw, who was contracted to design many stations for Midland Railway Company.^[1]

Construction of the hotel began in 1885 and took five years to complete.^[2] It was built by the Midland Railway Company as part of the original Forster Square Railway Station, as a showpiece for the company's northern operations.

Following the "golden age of steam" the hotel fell into disrepair until it was bought by Bradford entrepreneur John Pennington in 1992,^[3] who restored it and the hotel re-opened as the Pennington Midland Hotel in 1993.^[4] It was sold to Peel Hotels in December 1998, who returned it back to its original name.^[5]

During its life, the hotel has played host to many famous guests, including Sir Henry Irving, an English stage actor, who died there in 1905.^[6]

The corner block of the hotel on Lower Kirkgate (pictured) was made a grade II listed building in 1983.^[7]

References

External links

• British Listed Buildings.