Alliance House

Alliance House is a life insurance company office building located in Manchester, constructed in 1901 by Heathcote and Rawle, with some alterations. The building is made of sandstone ashlar and features a slate roof. It has a trapeziform plan situated at the end of a block and displays an eclectic architectural style with elements of French Renaissance.

The structure consists of four storeys and an attic, along with a two-stage turret. The facade facing Cross Street has six bays, while the facade on St Ann Street has three bays, both of which hinge on an octagonal corner turret. The building features cornices above the second and third floors, shaped-gable dormers in the attic with parapets, and chimneys positioned between them. The ground floor has been altered.

The second and sixth bays on Cross Street, along with the central bay on St Ann Street, project slightly from the first and second floors. These projecting bays have coupled windows on both floors, with carved spandrels above the upper windows and balustraded parapets. The remaining windows on these floors are single-light sashes without glazing bars, with the second-floor windows being round-headed. The third floor contains coupled round-headed windows with diagonal shafts and recessed sashes. The attic dormers have sashes with two-pane lower leaves and enriched gables topped with finials.

The corner of the building features curved sashes set behind free-standing colonnettes, and there is a balustraded parapet above the second floor, adorned with carved cresting and topped by a pedestalled statue holding a shield. The turret rises behind this statue and includes single-light windows on the second stage, a pierced parapet with finials, and a domed cupola. The interior has not been inspected.