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The Athenaeum wine bar stands on the corner of Spring Gardens and York Street. The former Parrs bank building, designed by Charles Heathcote in 1902, is a superb example of Edwardian baroque with some art nouveau detailing, particularly in the wrought ironwork. Built of red sandstone with an imposing corner entrance topped with a dome, the interior was probably one of Manchester's most opulent banking halls, featuring deep mahogany woodwork, green ceramic and marble walls and stained glass windows.

Mid- or late-C19th Italianate warehouse, now offices with modern additions at the top and extending down Chancery Lane (left). As usual, the ground floor is stone to add solidity and grandeur, the floors above red brick with stone trim to the windows and sill bands. Grade II listed.

Old and modern buildings on Booth Street.

Designed by architect Edward Salomons and completed in 1874, 8-10 Booth Street was built for the Manchester & Salford Trustee Savings Bank. Describes by Pevsner as having, "rich carvings and rounded mouldings" and a "tall piano nobile with graceful windows and carved arched window heads" (http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour5/area5page31.html Manchester History Net), this photo shows a close-up of the carving over the entrance. The building is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed Building (http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/514/listed_buildings_register/1908/a-z_of_listed_buildings_in_manchester/2 Manchester City Council). See also Image]

Amongst the modern buildings on Booth Street are these two nineteenth century buildings designed by architect Edward Salomons. The nearer, 8-10 Booth Street, was built in 1874 for the Manchester & Salford Trustee Savings Bank and now houses offices of Lloyds Bank and Atrium Capital. Next door to it, Massey Chambers was built 2 years earlier. Both are notable for their ornate Renaissance-style decorations carved into the stonework. Both are Grade II listed buildings http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/514/listed_buildings_register/1908/a-z_of_listed_buildings_in_manchester/2 . For closer views, see: Image] Image] Image] and Image]

Designed by architect Edward Salomons and completed in 1874, 8-10 Booth Street was built for the Manchester & Salford Trustee Savings Bank. Describes by Pevsner as having, "rich carvings and rounded mouldings" and a "tall piano nobile with graceful windows and carved arched window heads" (http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour5/area5page31.html Manchester History Net), this photo shows a close-up of the carved sculpture over the first floor windows. The building is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed Building (http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/514/listed_buildings_register/1908/a-z_of_listed_buildings_in_manchester/2 Manchester City Council). See also Image] and Image]

A most attractive example of Venetian Gothic, in a lovely combination of red brick and pale stone. Ornate arcades of windows and door framed by broad arches. By Clegg & Knowles, 1868. Grade II listed.

Building on the corner of Booth Street (Left) and Fountain Street (Right).

An exquisite building, expansively proportioned and adorned with sumptuous carvings (Image]). Built by Edward Salomons, 1874, for the Manchester and Salford Trustree Savings Bank. Grade II listed. It is now an office building, the Atrium.

Close-up of the sumptuous carvings on this building: Image