The Miners' Convalescent Home was a convalescent home for miner

Miner

A miner is a person whose work or business is to extract ore or minerals from the earth. Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance....

s in the seaside resort

Seaside resort

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 of Blackpool

Blackpool

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, Lancashire

Lancashire

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, England. It was built 1925–27 for Lancashire and Cheshire

Cheshire

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 miners and was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales. In 1995, English Heritage

English Heritage

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 designated the home a Grade II listed building.

The building was designed by Bolton

Bolton

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 architecture firm Bradshaw Gass & Hope

Bradshaw Gass & Hope

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 in the Baroque Revival style. It has a symmetrical plan and is on three storeys. It is constructed of red brick with terracotta dressings

Ashlar

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; the hipped roofs

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 are slate

Slate

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. The central bay

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s are recessed between projecting wings. Towards the rear of the building there is a tower with an ogee

Ogee

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The building continued to function as a convalescent home until the 1980s and in 2005, was turned into apartments.