34 George Street, Manchester
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34 George Street, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 25 Jul 2011
Built as a telephone exchange, Rutherford House, 1967, by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works. Pevsner picks out the "disciplined elevation" of slim vertical ribs, and white grid with horizontals stressed by dark strips. This is still largely evident after Stephenson Bell's recent remodelling; it has been given the obligatory new name, the Exchange. Looming on the right is the end of Sunley House (Image]). It is just about possible to discern its "relief designs derived from circuit boards".
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Image Location
Latitude
53.479833
Longitude
-2.239392