Latitude: 53.4652 / 53°27'54"N
Longitude: -2.236 / 2°14'9"W
OS Eastings: 384431
OS Northings: 396525
OS Grid: SJ844965
Mapcode National: GBR DLN.JT
Mapcode Global: WHB9N.M5G9
Plus Code: 9C5VFQ87+3J
Entry Name: Pharmacy Department, Department of Adult Education, University of Manchester
Listing Date: 3 October 1974
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1209002
English Heritage Legacy ID: 388035
ID on this website: 101209002
Location: University, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M15
County: Manchester
Electoral Ward/Division: Hulme
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Manchester
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Hulme The Ascension
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: University building
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 26 March 2026 to amend the name, address and description due to a change in building use, reformat the text to current standards.
SJ8496
698-1/21/592
MANCHESTER
HIGHER CAMBRIDGE STREET
Coupland Building Three
The Old Medical School
(Formerly listed as No.3, Pharmacy Department, Department of Adult Education, University of Manchester, COUPLAND STREET, Chorlton-On-Medlock)
03/10/74
GV
II
Former medical school, pharmacy department (etc) of University of Manchester at time of listing. 1874, by Alfred Waterhouse. Pale yellow brick with sandstone dressings, red tiled roofs. Irregular L-shaped plan formed by main range parallel to street, with set-back continuation at left end and rear wing to this. Four and two storeys.
The 4-storey main range, nine wide bays, the first (incorporating the entrance) treated as a corner tower, the second and ninth wider than the others and gabled, all these with corner pinnacles and the corner tower with a slated spirelet, has stone sill-bands and head-bands, cusped stone niches between the bays at top floor, and a moulded cornice and parapet. The corner tower has (inter alia) a large two-centred moulded entrance arch in each side at ground floor and a first floor oriel in the left side; otherwise, the ground, first and second floors have large sashed windows (variously one-, two- and three-lights), the third floor has stone mullioned four-light sashed windows, and the gables have three bay arcades of arched windows. The continuation to the left, two unequal storeys and seven narrow bays, has a tall ground floor with buttresses, tall cross-windows with arched lights, and corbel tables; three-light mullioned windows at first floor; gabled dormers over the second and sixth bays and a continous skylight between these; and a fleche on the ridge. Rear wing in similar style, irregular, with steeply-pitched roofs, dormers, etc.
Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SJ8443196525
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