Talk:Birkdale Palace Hotel

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Hi there.

I am a little confused at to why there is a 'Disused Stations' Link at the bottom of the article.

There was indeed a closed station called Birkdale Palace, but this article relates to the former Hotel and NOT the station, which are 2 seperate entities.

Because it mentions the Hotel and is atleast some evidence of it's existence. It's a reference.--TrackInspector 18:39, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

William Mangnall and Henry Travis were partners in the company Travis and Mangnall, architects and surveyors. I have not yet been able to confirm that they were the architects responsible for building Birkdale Palace Hotel. The information that I have on his death is that he died on the 29th May 1868 from "Phthisis 2 years, Pneumothorae 5 days, Pleuritis" (see HM120 William Mangnall). His son, also named William, took over from him in the company. Travis retired and was replaced by John Littlewood so the company changed to Mangnall and Littlewood. I believe that they were the architects responsible for the refurbishment in 1880. If any one can supply any further info on this story it would be most welcome.

I've added a couple of external citations and removed a reference to the architect's suicide, an old urban legend which is refuted in the intro. --Wessexboy (talk) 12:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)