Former Hollings College, Old Hall Lane, Manchester
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Former Hollings College, Old Hall Lane, Manchester by Stephen Richards as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Former Hollings College, Old Hall Lane, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 25 Jul 2011
A fabulous piece of 1960s pop architecture. The concrete parabolic arches have led to it being nicknamed the 'toast rack'. (The adjacent circular block is the 'fried egg'.) The floors reduce in height as one heads upwards. By the City Architect, L.C. Howitt, 1957-60. It may be pop, but the listing reckons that it's a "distinctive and memorable building which demonstrates this architect's love of structural gymnastics in a dramatic way. It epitomises the popular values of the Festival of Britain, as disseminated into regional architecture." Grade II listed. The buildings are now part of Manchester Metropolitan University, providing courses in food, clothing, and hospitality.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.447068
Longitude
-2.216623