Former UMIST building, Whitworth Street, Manchester
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Former UMIST building, Whitworth Street, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 22 Jun 2011
Elephantine extension to the former Municipal School of Technology, started in 1927 but not finished until 1957, by which time it was a "gross anachronism" (Pevsner). By Bradshaw Gass & Hope. Of red brick and yellow terracotta, H-shaped, the cross-bar carried up beyond the rest.
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Image Location
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53.476427
Longitude
-2.2344