49 AND 51, DALE STREET (See details for further address information)

This is a pair of home trade warehouses located on Dale Street, with additional ranges extending to Hilton Street, Lizard Street, and Tariff Street in Manchester. They were constructed around 1900.

The buildings are based on an iron frame, with external cladding of red brick and matching terracotta, along with some sandstone dressings. The front section has a slate roof, while the rear portions have flat, asphalted roofs. The complex forms an irregular U-shape, encompassing a long rectangular block between Dale Street and Hilton Street, a parallel range bridging Lizard Street, and a wing returning along Tariff Street. The main block has a basement and five storeys, except for the section along China Lane, which is four storeys tall.

The front office block is symmetrical, with three bays between chamfered corners. It features pilasters in the narrower central bay, which extend as chimneys on the parapet. String courses are visible above and below the second floor, topped by a cornice and parapet. The windows are mullioned, with two lights in the center and three lights in the outer bays, all sash windows. The top three floors have shorter windows. Round-headed doorways are situated in the corners; the right-hand doorway has been altered to a window. Sashed windows are present on each floor above the doorway, with those on the first and second floors set within narrow rectangular oriels. The short return walls are characterized by corbelled chimneys from the first floor.

The four-storey rear range, facing Tariff Street, has coupled sashed windows on the front half. An iron-framed rear section incorporates two loading slots and six-light casement windows. The Tariff Street range is four storeys plus an attic, comprising ten bays. It includes three pairs of elliptical-arched bays, centrally located to bridge the entrance to Lizard Street. A prominent cornice rests on corbelled shafts, and large attic windows are set within a cornice with a shaped parapet. The return side to Tariff Street features eight bays in a matching style.

The interior features cast-iron columns, wrought-iron girders, and wooden beams. In 1905, No. 49 was occupied by Wm. O’Hanlon & Co, merchants, and No. 51 by Wm Holt & Sons, manufacturers; all are now occupied by O’Hanlon.