86 Cross Street, Manchester
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86 Cross Street, Manchester
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 16 May 2012
Cited by Pevsner as a "good example of this architect's skill at handling corner sites", in this case John Dalton Street. This architect was Charles Heathcote. Red sandstone above granite. Probably of a similar date to its near neighbour, also by Heathcote: Image It appears to be known as De Quincey House because Thomas de Quincey was born in a house on this site in 1785. To the fore, in Albert Square, is a statue of a former Bishop of Manchester, James Fraser (1888, by Thomas Woolner). Grade II listed. The building behind is: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.48027
Longitude
-2.245271