The Midland
Edwardian Baroque railway hotel in granite and terracotta, where the founders of Rolls-Royce first met.
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This guide to The Midland in Manchester starts on the fourth of May, 1904, when a London car dealer with his father's money and a local engineer with a small two-cylinder car were introduced under this roof. It also follows the Midland Railway's million-pound bet on a grand hotel beside its station, built in granite and terracotta to outlast the soot. Best heard standing by the main entrance on Peter Street.
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