National Buildings, St Mary's Parsonage
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National Buildings, St Mary's Parsonage
Image: © Anthony O'Neil Taken: 15 May 1978
Spring blossom on the trees in Parsonage Gardens. The terracotta frontage is that of the National Boiler & General Insurance Company who began life in 1864, in nearby St Ann's Square, and moved to this purpose-built headquarters in 1909. The stainless steel extension - known as the New Building - was completed in the early 70s, as the Company grew. A spate of mergers in the financial sector had linked the National with its sister Manchester insurer, the Vulcan, to become National Vulcan. They moved from this site in 1996 - after the Sun Alliance had joined with the Royal. Business continued at York Street, near Piccadilly. However, they had lost their cherished individual identity when subsumed into the massive Royal & Sun Alliance Group.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.48278
Longitude
-2.248902