Midland Hotel Manchester: Checking Into History
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- UK TV documentary. The Manchester landmark where Rolls met Royce & Posh met Becks. Dr Matthew Sweet explores its origins in the Midland Railways and successful management by British Rail - and finds traces of lost roof gardens and German restaurant. From 2005.
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Very different in recent years under Leonardo. Finally the refurbishment it’s deserved for years!! Luxurious again 🎉
In the early 1960s had a mate who was junior chef there. We went to meet him to go for a night out in Town and he took us into the kitchen to wait. He gave us a plate of various snacks , including frogs legs. Seeing these videos bring back so many memories, after 54 years in Africa.
As someone from Manchester I found this really interesting....the hotel has had a £14 Million refurbishment from the photos and renders I’ve seen it looks great.
That was really good! What a beautiful building. My mother took us for afternoon tea there, about 20 years ago - her parents had met and worked there around 1920.
And now has the award-winning dedicated afternoon tea room. Ranked as one of the top 10% of restaurants world-wide!
I’m really enjoying this series. For someone who doesn’t travel, I’ve seen a lot!
YOU DO NOT TRAVEL
THE MIDLAND HOTEL MANCHESTER
IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES
THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR MUST
DO LIST EATING IN THE HOTEL
AND HAVEING A NIGHT AT THE
HOTEL AND I HAVE TO SAY
AS SO WORTH PAYING FOR
A TAXT GEOFF REDDISH STOCKPORT
CHESHIRE MONDAY 24 AUGUST 2020
Geoffrey Adlam Here’s hoping!
Well. Me. And. My
Mum. Have. Been
IN. The. Hotel
A. Lot. Just. Haveing
A. Lunch. Say. Sandwiches
Pot. Of. Tea. Or. Coffee
And. A. Pint of Guinness
Can. Take. A. Good. 2
Hours. But. As. Me. And
MY. Mum. Say. It's
Great. Day. Out
Afternoon tea. At. Hotel
Makes a good Christmas
Present. To give someone in
Your. Family.
Rosida Andriyana Hello, Rosida! What a sweet name!
Fascinating and informative. I have a really old booklet actually from the hotel from the early 90's. Ghosts?
Great series. At it's best when interviewing veteran staff who bring past hotel ways back to life.
A hotel now owned by an Israeli company
I started my career in British Transport Hotels. It was at the time some of the best training a chef could find in the UK. We lost a lot when Thatcher sold them off for a song.
I stayed at The Midland hotel when it was owned by holiday inn franchise. I think it was early 1990’s. First posh hotel I have ever stayed in with my family.
Should see it now like!
That was a really program,well presented,i love the Midland,and have stayed on short visits really enjoyed it,love yo go sgain👍
The MIDLAND. HOTEL
MANCHESTER. CHECKING
INTO HISTORY. A FANTASTIC
PROGRAM. BRILLIANTLY
DONE 👍. AND TO ANYONE
WHO HAS. PUT. BAD. LANGUAGE. OR. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. TO ME THEY SOUND JEALOUS. AS THERE IS NO NEED FOR. ANYONE. TO USE
Bad. LANGUAGE. Geoff Stockport Cheshire
beautiful work
Very interesting program! You deserve much more subscribers!
I was interested to view this as I think my grandfather worked at the Midland as a waiter. His father may have worked there too, also as a waiter. I'd be interested to know if the Midlands has kept any historical records from its early days. This would all be prior to WW2. One family myth (?) is that he fell through a glass roof (an atrium ?) and nearly bled to death. If anyone has any suggestions for lines of inquiry please let me know.
You could write to the Midland historian featured in this broadcast.
The hotel retains many artefacts from its history. Plenty also displayed on walls of the bedroom hallways
Love The Midland and particularly Te French Restaurant, but if a company is investing millions in refurbishment, then to my mind, they should reinstate the timeless Edwardian grandeur and elegance. Trying to make it a 21st century modern interior hotel will not work, have seen so many historical buildings ruined by tasteless 'clashing with the building' interiors...and in a few years they will need to spend another several million for the latest fad. Besides, hotels should be a place where a person can relax, too many stark, angular, polished surfaces in soulless colours, will do little to make a person feel cosseted in the heart space. Manchester has enough modern hotels for those that like soulless spaces. Please make The Midland grand again!
And it did go old school lol
I GO IN THE MIDLAND HOTEL IN
MANCHESTER A LOT AS I SAY
YOU GET A LOT FOR YOUR
MONEY I HAD A NIGHT IN
THE HOTEL 2 TIME
1st TIME WAS £64 FOR B AND B
DINNER FOR 3 ABOUT £54
HOUSE WINE £11 A BOTTLE
THE 2ND TIME IT WAS £99 A NIGHT B AND B
BUT THE ROOM WAS BIGGER
AS SAY YOU GET A LOT FOR
YOUR MONEY GEOFF REDDISH STOCKPORT CHESHIRE
Well Done TO THE MIDLAND HOTEL IN MANCHESTER
KEEP UP WITH THE GOOD WORK GEOFF STOCKPORT CHESHIRE
Born and bred in Manchester, atbthe age of 69 I treated my sister to I think, a weekend at the Midland. I have never been more disappointed. The worst was the restaurant. Served by unintetested young girls, one sitting at the restaurant enterance drinking coffee!! Our shower screen had mould on it. Never again!
One of the Tartarian building !
THE MIDLAND HOTEL MANCHESTER
IS MANCHESTER AT IS VERY BEST
GEOFF STOCKPORT CHESHIRE
I’ve been there with my granny
Go now and be wowed!
interesting thank you
Looks like a Britannia hotel... Just a little cleaner
Very very different now!!
Look at that travesty of a ceiling 9:42
There's a guy on YT doing mini stories about manchester history, just him and his mate helping, it's better than this
Robbie Williams 'superstar'?
In who's universe?
Far too short and no information!
God, he really is a pratt isn't he.
Couldn't agree more , total moron
He. Is. Doing. A. Good
JOB. FOR. THE. MODEL
HOTEL. IN ... MANCHESTER
FANTASTIC. LOOKING. HOTEL
AND. . GOOD. VALUE FOR MONEY. GEOFF STOCKPORT CHESHIRE
Interesting series but I'm surprised this dump was featured. May have been a shining beacon of light a century ago but now it is nothing better than a 2.5/3 star last resort.
You obviously missed the point 🤦🤦🤦
It's not a dump, it's better than a lot of buildings they are building these days.
THE MIDLAND HOTEL
IN. MANCHESTER. HAS
NEVER. BEEN. A. DUMP
A. LOT. OF. MONEY. HAS BEEN SPENT. ON. THE. HOTEL
TO. STOP. THAT. FROM
HAPPENING. AND.
£ 14:000:000. ON. A. NEW
BAR.. AND. RESTAURANT
I. AND. MY. MUM. HAVE
BEEN. IN. A. LOT. WELL
1903. AND. SILL. LOOKING
FANTASTIC. GEOFF STOCKPORT CHESHIRE
Should have put THE
MIDLAND
Seen it now??!! lol 🤣
I stayed at the Midland a couple of times in the late sixties, not a great experience. It really was a dump.
I too have stayed in the
Midland. Hotel. IN
MANCHESTER. THE. ROOM
WAS. FANTASTIC 😊. WONDERFUL WONDERFUL
A. BIG. ROOM. AND ONLY
£99. A. NIGHT. BED 🛌. AND
BREAKFAST 😋. NOT A DUMP
AND. FANTASTIC. DINNER 🍲
FOR. 3. ABOUT. £57. OR. £58
A BOTTLE OF. HOUSE WINE
£11. GEOFF STOCKPORT CHESHIRE
See it now.. or quite the same!
You’re not that funny.