The Platform
The Platform is a theater building in Morecambe, Lancaster, England which is located on Marine Road Central. The Platform is situated nearby to the recreation area The Station Pub, as well as near the movie theater Reel Cinema.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Midland Hotel and Morecambe Winter Gardens.
Midland Hotel
Hotel
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The Midland Hotel is a Streamline Moderne building in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It was built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, in 1933, to the designs of architect Oliver Hill, with sculpture by Eric Gill, and murals by Eric Ravilious. Midland Hotel is situated 390 feet north of The Platform.
Morecambe Winter Gardens
Theater building
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The Winter Gardens is a Grade II* listed building in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. Designed by architects Mangnall and Littlewood, with Frank Matcham as a consulting architect, it was originally built as the Victoria Pavilion Theatre in 1897 and was an extension to the existing Winter Gardens complex, which has since been demolished. Morecambe Winter Gardens is situated 840 feet northeast of The Platform.
Morecambe railway station
Railway station
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Morecambe is a railway station on the Morecambe Branch Line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 4 miles west of Lancaster, serves the town of Morecambe in Lancashire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. Morecambe railway station is situated 1,300 feet east of The Platform.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poulton-le-Sands and Heysham.
Poulton-le-Sands
Neighborhood
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poulton-le-Sands is one of three small villages that combined to create Morecambe, Lancashire, England, the other two being Torrisholme and Bare. A local board of health was established in 1852, which, taking its name from Morecambe Bay, became the borough of Morecambe in 1902.
Heysham
Town
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Heysham is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations. Heysham is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Platform.
Torrisholme
Suburb
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Torrisholme is a suburb of Morecambe, Lancashire, on the North West coast of England. In the 2001 census, the Torrisholme Ward had a population of 6,758 living in 3,118 households, decreasing marginally to 6,755 at the 2011 Census. Torrisholme is situated 1½ miles east of The Platform.
The Platform
- Type: Theater building
- Address: Marine Road Central, Morecambe, LA4 4DB
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.07124° or 54° 4′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.87463° or 2° 52′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C6V34CG+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 8712676013OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatre
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