Victoria Buildings

Victoria Buildings, located on Dantzic Street in Manchester, are warehouses and workshops, likely built around 1860 for boot and shoe manufacturers. The buildings are currently undergoing renovation. They are constructed of red brick with sandstone dressings and feature a slate roof. The structure has a large triangular plan with narrow chamfered corners, situated on a triangular island site that probably includes an internal courtyard or light-well.

Designed in the Italianate style, the buildings rise five storeys above a basement and have a total of 22 windows. Architectural details include a stone plinth, a sill-band at the first floor, bracketed eaves, and a hipped roof. The ground floor is characterized by a series of windows, doorways, and a waggon archway arranged in a specific pattern: windows (a), doorways (b), and waggon archway (c). These features are set within arcades of round-headed arches, complete with stone imposts, moulded stone heads with keystones, and cornices above the doorways. The waggon archway is segmental-headed, featuring a keyed stone head and cornice.

The upper floors display a very regular arrangement of closely-spaced fenestration. The windows on the first and second floors are segmental-headed and arcaded, with linked stilted stone heads on the first floor and hoodmoulds on the second. The third and fourth floors, partially obscured by scaffolding at the time of the survey, appear to have square-headed windows with flat-arched heads and keystones. While some windows were unglazed during the survey, most featured four-pane sashes. The rear of the building is similar but simpler, with paired full-height loading slots. The interior was not inspected.