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 every Prime Minister up to Harold Wilson,^{[citation needed]} and Sir Henry Irving, an English stage actor, who died there in 1905.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Charles Trubshaw, architect". Bradford Midland Hotel. Midland Railway Hotel Bradford. http://www.bradfordmidlandhotel.co.uk/charles-trubshaw-architect. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
2. ^ "Midland Hotel, Bradford". Peel Hotels. http://www.peelhotels.co.uk/hotels/midland-hotel-bradford-yorkshire-england/. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
3. ^ "Pennington sold for £4m". Craven Herald. 1998-12-08. http://archive.cravenherald.co.uk/1998/12/8/168500.html. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
4. ^ "John Pennington presenter profile". BBC. http://www.bcbradio.co.uk/aboutpresenter.php?&id=301. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
5. ^ "Pennington sold for £4m". Telegraph & Argus. 1998-12-08. http://archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/1998/12/8/168500.html. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
6. ^ "Sir Henry Irving Is Dead, Sudden Collapse at the Midland Hotel". Midland Railway Hotel - Bradford. http://www.bradfordmidlandhotel.co.uk/sir-henry-irving-2. Retrieved 2011-07-14.