Former Horrocks, Crewdson And Company Warehouse is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1990. Warehouse.
Former Horrocks, Crewdson And Company Warehouse
- WRENN ID
- dusk-solder-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Manchester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1990
- Type
- Warehouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Horrocks, Crewdson and Company warehouse is a cotton manufacturers' warehouse, now used as a clothing warehouse. It was likely built in 1899 by Charles Heathcote for Horrocks, Crewdson & Co. and has been altered over time. The building features an iron frame and concrete floors, with a cladding of red brick and red sandstone dressings, topped with a slate roof. It has a rectangular plan with chamfered corners and originally had loading facilities at the rear. The design is in a simplified baroque style, which complements the associated showrooms and warehouse at 107 Piccadilly.
The structure consists of a basement and five storeys, with five bays between corner turrets. The ground floor is marked by banded sandstone piers, with string courses above and below all other floors and sandstone bands in between. The octagonal corner turrets add to its distinctive appearance. The third and fourth floors feature a three-bay pilastrade topped with a corniced entablature.
On the left corner, there is a segmental-headed doorway with an architrave of engaged columns on pedestals, a swan-neck pediment containing a cartouche, and a wrought-iron overlight. The right-hand corner displays a large cartouche with remnants of painted lettering that reads "Horrocks Crewdson Limited," surrounded by a foliated design, likely representing stylised cotton plants.
The basement now has glass brick windows, while the ground floor features large rectangular windows with altered glazing. The first and second floors have three-light windows with sandstone mullions, many of which are now cased. The third floor includes six-light transomed windows, and the fourth has three-light windows with blocked mullions; all upper-floor windows are sash except those with transoms. The right-hand side facing Dale Street has four bays in a similar style, including a two-bay pilastrade on the top floors. The left side has a rebuilt gang bridge connecting the first to fourth floors with the rear of 107 Piccadilly. The rear of the building is now obscured by additions. The interior was not inspected.
This warehouse serves as a functional partner to the building at 107 Piccadilly.
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