HISTORIC Hamilton Square in Birkenhead could become the site of Wirral’s latest new boutique hotel.
Plans have been submitted to Wirral Council for the hotel using buildings on the river side of the Square, which is in the heart of Birkenhead’s business district.
All 63 houses are Grade 1 Listed, two more than Bath, the fashionable Roman spa – and only Trafalgar Square in London has more.
Dylan Jones, of conservation specialists, Liverpool-based A2 Architects, said that, although the existing owners were unlikely to run the hotel, several potential operators had shown interest in the scheme, even before it has been marketed.
The properties are owned by Hanaway Ltd, based in Bootle, and the designs lodged with the local authority are for a hotel with 30 bedrooms and a 120 covers restaurant, along with a bar and conference facilities.
Local and national operators have grown interested in the potential of the hotel, which is in a key location.
