Granby House

Granby House is a six-storey shipping or packing warehouse, later converted into flats, built in 1911 by Goldsmith and Son. It is located on Granby Row in Manchester. The building is constructed of brick with white stone dressings and a composition roof. The rectangular structure has a basement and attic, and comprises eight narrow bays. A weathered stone plinth runs along the base. The third floor of the central four bays and the second floors of the two bays on either side are particularly prominent, finished with moulded segmental heads in bands of white stone, and the windows within these features have their own moulded segmental heads. The upper floors of the outer bays rise into gables, featuring canted stone oriels tiered up to the fourth floor, lunettes, and various forms of Art Nouveau decoration above. The upper two floors have a simpler design with square windows. A cornice with dentils runs along the top of each bay, above which sits a low white stone attic. The central double entrance has a modillioned cornice and entablature with swags on each side, incorporating eight-panelled divided doors and internal steps. The return walls are similar, exhibiting segmental-arched basement windows. The rear of the building and its interior remain uninspected.