Former Athenaeum, Princess Street, Manchester
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Former Athenaeum, Princess Street, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 22 Jun 2011
"As Manchester's first palazzo, it can claim to be the inspiration for a genre which Manchester was to make her own as the model for commercial warehouses", wrote Pevsner. By Charles Barry, 1836-37, and redolent of his London clubs. Windows with heavy pediments and a heavy cornice. The proportions have been spoiled by the roof added in 1873. Grade II* listed. It is now an annex to the adjoining City Art Gallery (Image]).
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Image Location
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53.478391
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-2.241493