21 incredible pictures of Blackpool Miners' Convalescent Home exactly as it was before it closed
The home, which is now private accommodation, stands in nearly seven acres of land and was a convalescent home for miners who came to Blackpool for the fresh air whilst recouperating from injury and ill health after a lifetime down the coal pits. But for those of us who live in Blackpool, it was a curious place. These pictures are a rare glimpse inside the Baroque-style building and whilst the interior perhaps doesn’t quite match up to the expectations of it splendid frontage, it was a place of comfort for many former miners who ‘reckoned it was the best hotel in town’
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2. Inside the Miners' Home
This was in April 1990 as surrounding land was put on the market for £1.5m Photo: National World
3. Inside the Miners' Home
High ceilings and flooded with natural light, the rooms were enormous. This was presumably a communal sitting room Photo: National World
4. Inside the Miners' Home
Full size snooker tables for residents in the games room Photo: National World
6. Inside the Miners' Home
A weary sign at the front of the enormous grounds Photo: National World