Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Former Lower Byrom Street Warehouse

The Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, formerly known as the Lower Byrom Street Warehouse, is a railway goods warehouse built in 1880 and now part of a museum complex. The building is constructed of red brick with red brick dressings and some sandstone, topped with a slate and glass roof. It has a large rectangular plan oriented on an east-west axis, featuring entrances for railway lines at the west end.

The structure has three storeys and a basement, with the south facade displaying seven gabled bays, each containing two pairs of windows. The facade includes a blue brick plinth and bands between the floors, with vertical strips extending to the windows. The segmental-headed windows decrease in height and are adorned with stone imposts, blue brick keystones, and arch-bands, along with iron-framed small-pane glazing. There are large segmental-headed wagon archways in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th bays, and a two-stage loading slot for the upper floors in the 3rd bay. The west end has eight windows and two large square train entrances at ground level, while the staggered east end features a four-window main facade with an altered entrance at ground level.