Arkwright House, Manchester

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Arkwright House
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Arkwright House, Manchester
General information
StatusGrade II listed
Architectural styleNeo-classical
LocationParsonage Gardens, Manchester city centre, Manchester, England.
Coordinates53°28′56″N 2°14′56″W / 53.48229°N 2.24878°W / 53.48229; -2.24878Coordinates: 53°28′56″N 2°14′56″W / 53.48229°N 2.24878°W / 53.48229; -2.24878
Completed1937 (1937)
ClientEnglish Sewing Cotton Company
Design and construction
ArchitectHarry S. Fairhurst

Arkwright House is a Grade-II listed building in Manchester, England. Designed by local architects, Harry S. Fairhurst, it was completed by 1937 for the English Sewing Cotton Company. Arkwright House is built in a neo-classical style with some art deco motifs which was widely prominent during the 1930s.

Arkwright House was heavily damaged in the 1992 Manchester bombing and needed work to repair the building.[1] It is marked by it giant Corinthian order columns and the use of Portland stone as the exterior.[2] The building has been described as 'sinister' by one architecture critic, suggesting it shares some similarities with Nazi architecture where classical buildings were preferred.[3] Hartwell describes the front façade facing Parsonage Gardens as architecturally 'impressive'.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester". BBC News. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Hartwell, Clare (2001). Pevsner Architectural Guide - Manchester. p. 245.
  3. ^ "The Good, The Standard And The Ugly: Arkwright House". Manchester Confidential. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

External links[]

Current website for Arkwright House Offices Manchester

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