Electricity Junction Box in Castlefield canal basin, Manchester

The electricity junction box, dating from the early 20th century, was manufactured by Hardy and Padmore of Worcester for Manchester City Council. It is made of cast iron and is located in the Castlefield Conservation Area, near the listed former Congregational chapel and two other similar boxes on Castle Street and the south bank of the basin.

The box has longer sides that face north-east and south-west. It features a low pyramidal cap with castellated edges above a moulded cornice, which is supported at each corner by an inward-scrolled corbel. Each of the two longer sides serves as a door with a moulded surround, and each door has two decorative strap hinges on the right-hand side. The doors are adorned with Jacobean-style geometric strapwork reliefs that frame a detachable plaque displaying the crest of the City of Manchester. The two shorter sides of the box are plain with moulded edges, and the east side is mostly hidden by the viaduct next to it. The box is painted black.