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Brown Street, MANCHESTER, M2 1DH

St James Court on Brown Street in the centre of Manchester. Currently under redevelopment by Boultbee Brooks Real Estate.

With a tinge of Scottish Baronial perhaps, not that Portland stone was the usual material of choice in Scotland. Two great round machicolated towers with conical roofs, linked by a mighty arcade. By Wolstenholme & Thornely, 1908-10. Grade II listed. Built for the Palatine Bank. I'm not sure what's here now, but probably offices.

The grade II listed building https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1271383 on the corner of Norfolk Street and Sussex Street was built in 1907 by Bradshaw, Gass and Hope as the Northern Stock Exchange. It closed in 2000 and was converted into a restaurant. It was bought by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs who plan to convert it into a boutique hotel. In the winter of 2015/16 the building was occupied by squatters who received the blessing of the owner. Renovation work is continuing.

On the corner of Norfolk Street and Sussex Street is the grade II listed building https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1271383 which was built in 1907 by Bradshaw, Gass and Hope as the Northern Stock Exchange. It closed in 2000 and was converted into a restaurant Image It was later bought by Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs who plan to convert it into a boutique hotel. In the winter of 2015/16 the building was occupied by squatters who received the blessing of the owner. Renovation work is now continuing and the bottom end of Norfolk Street is blocked off.

The bottom end of Norfolk Street is closed due to construction work on the former Stock Exchange building Image

A Grade II listed building https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101246270-barclays-city-centre-ward It was built in 1909 as the headquarters for the Palatine Bank. It had three entrances - one in the middle, one on the corner of Sussex Street and one on the other corner at 22 Brown Street. In 1919 it became the Bank of Liverpool and Martins then in 1928 Martins Bank Ltd and in 1969 Barclays. It closed on 29th October 1971. See Martins Bank archives for more information: http://www.martinsbank.co.uk/11-30-20%20Manchester%20Brown%20Street.htm Image Image

The side doorway to 10 Norfolk Street Image looks like a set of organ pipes at first glance.

One of several similar etched windows on the side of 10 Norfolk Street Image

Pall Mall Court is a complex development from 1969 of offices and shops, including this twelve-story tower in brown glass with brown metal framing. It was designed by Brett & Pollen. I found this interesting account on the web: https://manchesterhistory.net/architecture/1960/pallmallcourt.html There is more detail in the Historic England listing "Commercial office building, 1966-8 by Harry Teggin of Brett, Pollen & Teggin in association with A H Brotherton and Partners, and the engineers, Cyril Blumfield and Partners. Reinforced concrete frame with grey-bronze ceramic-mosaic cladding to the service towers, and Staffordshire blue-brickwork and bronze painted-aluminium cladding to the rest of the building with bronze glass. Flat roofs with parapets. 6-storeys and 12-storeys." It is listed grade II. See https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1246934 The building entrance is currently behind site boards. The whole site was sold to a company called Bruntwood Group, who are remodelling the building and that includes changing the ground floor into a hospitality area with space for a food and beverage vendor and outside seating on the piazza outside. We shall see. The site has, in the past, attracted vandalism and some undesirable people.

Detail above the doorway of the former Stock Exchange Image