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Miners' Convalescent Home, Bispham
Miners' Convalescent Home, Bispham
Photo: Rev David Long
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Item #: 7983
Sent September 1944. Pic from Mrs Hilda Bache.

Comment by: dianne on 17th November 2008 at 22:17

last time i saw this place it was in a bad state is it still there many pit men went there

Comment by: Evelyn on 17th November 2008 at 23:11

The building has now been made into flats

Comment by: Peter on 18th November 2008 at 17:34

What a beautiful building - now used as flats. Over the years, there have been some miners takens their holidays and convalesced there.

Comment by: Dave Thomas on 11th April 2011 at 12:22

Though the old building was sold there is still a Miners hotel in Blackpool which provides beraks for ex miners

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