Parkers Hotel

MANCHESTER

SJ8499 CORPORATION STREET 698-1/15/69 (West side) No.109 Parkers Hotel

GV II

Formerly commercial offices, now hotel. c.1900-10, in 2 builds. Entrance block of red brick and Portland stone, rear range of sandstone ashlar, with slate roof. On island site between Corporation Street and railway, the rear range rectangular with the entrance block forming a quadrant at the south end. Entrance block in neo-Baroque style: 3 storeys with basement and double attic, 9 bays in a convex quarter circle, symmetrical, the end bays projected slightly; with channelled rusticated ashlar ground floor, banded pilasters and open pediments with cartouches to the end bays, fluted giant pilasters between these (coupled in the centre), dentilled and modillioned cornice surmounted by a balustraded parapet, large scrolled inverted consoles to the attic storey behind this, a mansard roof with flat-roofed dormers and an octagonal turret with domed copper roof rising through the centre. The ground floor has a central round-headed doorway with banded pilasters, cartouche keystone with swags, and a segmental open pediment; round-headed windows to the end bays and rectangular windows in the intermediate bays, all these with elaborate keystones. The upper floors have casements with moulded architraves, those at 1st floor with pediments, except the end bays which have curved 3-light windows with colonnettes and dentilled cornices at 1st floor and large round-headed windows above. All windows above ground floor have glazing bars. Rear range differs: 8 bays divided by piers, basement and 4 storeys divided horizontally 2:2:1 by prominent cornices (the upper modillioned), the piers of the lower stage channelled, and 3-light sashed windows on all floors; parapet with tubular railings. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8419099084