Northern Stock Exchange is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1974. Office. 8 related planning applications.
Northern Stock Exchange
- WRENN ID
- dim-gallery-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Manchester Central MP: Lucy Powell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 October 1974
- Type
- Office
- Address
- Northern Stock Exchange, 2-6, Norfolk Street, M2 1DW
- OS grid reference
- SJ 839 983
- Coordinates
- 53.48192, -2.24288
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Northern Stock Exchange, located at Nos. 2 to 6 Norfolk Street in Manchester, is a stock exchange building that has been converted to offices. It was constructed in 1907 by the architectural firm Bradshaw, Gass and Hope and has undergone alterations since its original build. The building is made of Portland stone, although the roof is not visible.
It features a rectangular plan on an island site and is designed in the Edwardian Baroque style. The structure consists of three storeys and an attic, with seven symmetrical bays. The ground floor showcases channelled rock-faced rustication and a cornice, while the end bays are highlighted by open pediments supported by coupled columns. The main range is adorned with panelled pilasters and swagged cartouches at the tops, along with a moulded main cornice and a blocking course.
The end bays have square-headed doorways with carved shields in open pediments, and large round-headed windows are positioned between these. The first floor includes five oriel windows, and the second floor features colonnaded windows. The building is topped with box dormers and tall stone chimneys, and Art Nouveau railings decorate the corners. The sides and rear of the building are less elaborate. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Northern Stock Exchange sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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