Regency House with Barclays Bank, City Centre, Manchester

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4763 / 53°28'34"N

Longitude: -2.2365 / 2°14'11"W

OS Eastings: 384400

OS Northings: 397754

OS Grid: SJ844977

Mapcode National: GBR DLJ.DV

Mapcode Global: WHB9G.MW6D

Plus Code: 9C5VFQG7+GC

Entry Name: Regency House with Barclays Bank

Listing Date: 6 June 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1254835

English Heritage Legacy ID: 458156

ID on this website: 101254835

Location: City Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1

County: Manchester

Electoral Ward/Division: City Centre

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Manchester

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Manchester St Ann

Church of England Diocese: Manchester

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Description

MANCHESTER

SJ8497NW WHITWORTH STREET
698-1/32/433 (North side)
No.38
Regency House with Barclays Bank

GV II

Includes: No.50 SACKVILLE STREET.
Shipping or packing warehouse, now bank and offices.
c.1880-90, altered. Iron frame with sandstone ashlar and red
brick dressings (roof not visible). Trapeziform plan on island
site, with loading bay at west (left) side. Functional and
almost a-stylar design. Five storeys over basement, 6 bays
plus 3-window canted corner to right; with massive
punch-dressed plinth and piers to ground floor, frieze over
this, banded brick piers to upper floors, main cornice with
simplified Lombard frieze, low parapet with square pedestal
(or chimney?) over each pier, octagonal lantern over corner
(probably formerly domed). Doorway in right-hand corner, with
segmental pediment on coupled brackets; wide segmental-headed
archway to 3rd bay, shouldered square loading bay entrance at
left end; 2-light windows filling each bay on each floor,
diminishing in the height, all with central square pillar and
most with 9-pane glazing. Right-hand return (to Sackville
Street), 6 bays in matching style, but with segmental archways
to the 3rd and 4th bays, another to the 6th bay and at 1st
floor above this a 2-light window with pilstered stone
surround including decorated lintel and moulded cornice.
Six-bay west side similar but simpler, with fire-escape to 5th
bay. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8440097753

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