Showing posts with label Art Deco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Deco. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Midland Morecambe Mon Amour

The beautiful Midland Hotel in Morecambe went from this spendlour and having visitors like Gabrielle Chanel and Noel Coward



To this rather sad state:



I adore Art Deco architecture and was aware that the Midland's future was in dire straits so was so happy to see on the Culture show with the lovely Mark Kermode this week that it has been restored and now looks absolutely glorious:












I am now plotting a trip to Morecambe... It is so wonderful when a treasure like this is saved. I hope the hotel is a great success all over again.

You can see more supremely elegant pictures and read all about the hotel past and present here