Britannia Hotel, Portland Street, Manchester
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Britannia Hotel, Portland Street, Manchester
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 9 Dec 2013
This was built in 1854 as a textile warehouse and showroom for S & J Watts and is now a luxury hotel. Each floor has a different architectural treatment and it is surmounted by four pavilions lit by gothic rose windows. The rear was not for show and is in plain brick.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.478668
Longitude
-2.237728