Description

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10/01/2018

SJ 8398 SE, 698-1/27/1

MANCHESTER,
ALBERT SQUARE (west side),
No. 1

(Formerly Listed as: Abbey National Building)

03/10/74

GV

II

Bank or office. c.1900, by Percy Worthington. Portland stone
(roof concealed). Narrow, slightly tapered plan on end of
block site, with narrow semicircular front. Classical style.
Four storeys; 3-window convex semicircular facade with ground
floor treated as a rustic and containing a chamfered
round-headed doorway with keystone; giant Corinthian pilasters
to the upper floors framing three curved bays with 12-pane sashed
windows, those at first floor with moulded architraves and
cornices, and all with wrought-iron balconies; entablature,
plain frieze, dentilled cornice with modillions; high parapet
with balustrades. Five-bay north side wall (to John Dalton
Street) with round-headed windows at ground floor, windows at
first floor with moulded architraves, the three in the centre with
pediments and the others with cornices. Interior not
inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8380398184

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26571933

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)