The North Western Hotel in

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, England, was built in 1847–48. It was designed by the

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architects

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for the

"Little" North Western Railway The North Western Railway (NWR) was an early British railway company in the north-west of England. It was commonly known as the "Little" North Western Railway, to distinguish it from the larger London and North Western Railway (LNWR). The was ...

. Including furnishings, it cost £4,795 (). It was a two-storey building containing 40 bedrooms. In 1871, when the railway became part of the

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, its name was changed to the Midland Hotel. It was demolished and replaced by a new hotel, also called the Midland Hotel, in 1932.

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