India House, Manchester
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India House in Whitworth Street
, Manchester
, England, is a packing and shipping warehouse built in 1906 for Lloyd's Packing Warehouses Limited, which had, by merger, become the dominant commercial packing company in early-twentieth-century Manchester. It is in the favoured Edwardian Baroque style and is steel-framed, with cladding of buff terracotta and red brick with buff terracotta dressings. It is a Grade II* listed building as of 3 October 1974.
The building was designed by Harry S. Fairhurst, who had become "the leading expert in the design of these advanced warehouses". Fairhurst was also responsible for Bridgewater House
opposite, the neighboring Lancaster House
and, perhaps, Asia House
, although that building has also been attributed to I.R.E. Birkett.
Fairhurst's huge buildings are "steel-framed and built to high-quality fireproof specifications". "Fairhurst's design revolutionized the business of loading and unloading goods and (at Bridgewater House) twenty-six lorries could be dealt with simultaneously using a a drive-through system."
Whitworth Street
Whitworth Street is a street in Manchester, England. It runs between London Road and Oxford Street . West of Oxford Street it becomes Whitworth Street West which then goes as far as Deansgate . It was opened in 1899 and is lined with many large and grand warehouses. It is named after the engineer...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England, is a packing and shipping warehouse built in 1906 for Lloyd's Packing Warehouses Limited, which had, by merger, become the dominant commercial packing company in early-twentieth-century Manchester. It is in the favoured Edwardian Baroque style and is steel-framed, with cladding of buff terracotta and red brick with buff terracotta dressings. It is a Grade II* listed building as of 3 October 1974.
The building was designed by Harry S. Fairhurst, who had become "the leading expert in the design of these advanced warehouses". Fairhurst was also responsible for Bridgewater House
Bridgewater House, Manchester
Bridgewater House, Manchester is at 58–60 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building.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...
opposite, the neighboring Lancaster House
Lancaster House, Manchester
Lancaster House in Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, is a packing and shipping warehouse built between 1905 and 1910 for Lloyd's Packing Warehouses Limited, which had, by merger, become the dominant commercial packing company in early-twentieth-century Manchester. It is in the favoured...
and, perhaps, Asia House
Asia House, Manchester
Asia House at No. 82 Princess Street, Manchester, England, is an early-twentieth-century packing and shipping warehouse built between 1906 and 1909 in an Edwardian Baroque style. It is six-storied, with attics and basements, in brown/red sandstone and pink brick...
, although that building has also been attributed to I.R.E. Birkett.
Fairhurst's huge buildings are "steel-framed and built to high-quality fireproof specifications". "Fairhurst's design revolutionized the business of loading and unloading goods and (at Bridgewater House) twenty-six lorries could be dealt with simultaneously using a a drive-through system."