St. James Buildings, Manchester
St James Buildings is a high-rise, Grade II listed building on Oxford Street, Manchester, England, completed in 1912. The building was constructed in the Edwardian Baroque style and has a Portland stone exterior reaching a maximum height of 60m.
| St James Buildings | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Edwardian Baroque[1] |
| Location | Oxford Street, Manchester |
| Address | 61–95 Oxford Street Manchester Greater Manchester M1 6EJ |
| Coordinates | 53.4755°N 2.2416°W |
| Opened | 1912[1] |
| Client | Calico Printers' Association Ltd |
| Owner | Bruntwood |
| Height | 60m[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Clegg, Fryer & Penman |
| References | |
| [1] | |
History
The building opened in 1912 as the headquarters of the Calico Printers' Association Ltd, a company formed in 1899 from the amalgamation of 46 textile printing companies and 13 textile merchants. Companies involved in the merger included F. W. Grafton & Co, Edmund Potter & Co, Hoyle's Prints Ltd, John Gartside & Co, F. W. Ashton & Co, Rossendale Printing Company, Hewit & Wingate Ltd, and the Thornliebank Company Ltd.
The renovated building is leased to other businesses by its owner Bruntwood.[2] Notable lessees include Kaplan Financial Ltd, BPP Law School, and the Arup Manchester office who were based on the 8th floor,[3] the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service[4] and the Manchester city centre campus for Edge Hill University [5] mainly for their Paramedic and their Operating department practitioner courses.
Architecture
The building is Edwardian Baroque in style, has a Portland stone exterior and reaches a maximum height of 60m. The architects Clegg, Fryer & Penman designed the long façade with three slightly protruding pavilions with grossly inflated pilasters and pediments; in the centre the principal pediment is topped by a stumpy tower which breaks through the cornice line. The lowest third of the façade is emphasized by rustication and by having a more elaborate arrangement of windows.[6]
See also
References
- "St James Buildings". skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- "St James'". Bruntwood. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- "Manchester - Arup". Arup. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- "Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service". M.P.T.S. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- "Edge Hill University Campus". E.H.U. Campuses. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- Atkins, Philip (1976) Guide across Manchester. Manchester: Civic Trust for the North West ISBN 0-901347-29-9; p. 99
