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Marsden Street, MANCHESTER, M2 1HW

Characteristic Edwardian Baroque, clad in Portland stone, the entrances crowned by coupled columns under open segmental pediments. Built in 1907 to the designs of Bradshaw & Gass. Grade II listed. Built as the Northern Stock Exchange, but now occupied by Stocks restaurant.

Detail above the doorway of the former Stock Exchange Image

Beautiful example of Manchester's palazzo warehouses. Built c1868. Pevsner attributes its design on stylistic grounds to Clegg & Knowles (e.g. compare with Image]). They hit on a great formula and were not afraid to re-use it. Red brick, stone dressings, round-arched and segmentally-arched windows, all with moulded impost bands, architraves/hoodmoulds and keystones. Grade II listed. Ground floor currently occupied by a restaurant, the upper floors, at least partially vacant, 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

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

A Manchester institution at ground level (and below), the pub and restaurant called "Sams Chop House", which makes much of its history as the favoured watering hole of artist L S Lowry. They have a lifesize bronze of him at the bar. The building also houses a rather superior Thai restaurant, and offices above. This is a grade II listed building, called there "Princes Chambers". See https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1283063 . See also 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