Bridgewater House, Manchester

Bridgewater House, Manchester

Bridgewater House, Manchester is at 58–60 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building.cite web |url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?pid=1&id=458157 |title=Images of England: Bridgewater House, Manchester |accessdate=2008-08-22 |publisher=English Heritage ]

Bridgewater House was built as a shipping warehouse in 1912 to a design by Harry S. Fairhurst. It is built around a steel frame with a cladding of sandstone ashlar and white glazed terracotta in a large rectangular plan, with a loading bay at the rear. The building has eight storeys and a basement and 19 bays. The lower two floors are of stone, and the upper floors are of terracotta. Above the doorways are profile medallions of the Duke of Bridgewater.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bridgewater House — There are a number of buildings called Bridgewater House. These include:*Bridgewater House, Barrow, Cheshire *Bridgewater House, Belton, Lincolnshire *Bridgewater House, Langford, Oxfordshire *Bridgewater House, Manchester *Bridgewater House,… …   Wikipedia

  • Bridgewater House, Runcorn — Infobox building building name = Bridgewater House native building name= former names = caption = Bridgewater House in 2004 map type = building type = architectural style = Georgian structural system = cost = location = Runcorn, Cheshire, England …   Wikipedia

  • Bridgewater — or Bridgwater can refer to the following:PlacesIn Australia: *Bridgewater, Tasmania, suburb of Hobart *Bridgewater, South Australia *Bridgewater On Loddon, VictoriaIn Canada: *Bridgewater, Nova ScotiaIn United Kingdom: *Bridgwater in Somerset… …   Wikipedia

  • Bridgewater Canal — This article is about the canal in North West England. For the canal in Somerset, see Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. Bridgewater Canal The packet house at Worsley, on the canal Principal e …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester — This article is about the city of Manchester in England. For the wider metropolitan county, see Greater Manchester. For the larger conurbation, see Greater Manchester Urban Area. For other uses, see Manchester (disambiguation). Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Opera House — GHOST The Musical …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Ship Canal — The Stolt Kittiwake heading toward the Mersey Estuary, 2005 Principal engineer Edward Leader Williams Date of act …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal — The steam crane at Mount Sion, on the Bury arm Original owner Manchester Bolton Bury Canal Company Principal engineer …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Town Hall — Manchester Town Hall …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester — Manchester …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”