Canada House, Manchester
| Canada House | |
|---|---|
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| Alternative names | 3 Chepstow Street |
| General information | |
| Type | Originally packing warehouse - now office |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Address | Canada House 3 Chepstow Street Manchester M1 5FW |
| Town or city | Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current tenants | English Heritage, Puma, Axon Moore |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | W & G Higginbottom |
Canada House is an Art Nouveau-style office building on Chepstow Street in Manchester, England. Constructed originally as a packing warehouse, the building opened in 1909. Designed by local architects W & G Higginbottom (brothers Walter and George Harry Higginbottom), the building has features consistent with art nouveau and has a terracotta exterior.
Canada House is one of many warehouses in Manchester alongside Watts Warehouse, Asia House, India House and Churchgate House. Canada House is a Grade-II listed building. [1]
The building was extensively renovated during the 1990s.[2] Tenants of Canada House include English Heritage who have their North West office at the building,[3] sportwear company Puma, Omnicom Agency The Marketing Arm and a Bannatyne Health Club.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Historic England. "Canada House, 3 Chepstow Street (1208597)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ "Canada House". Roger Stephenson Architects. Archived from the original on 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- ^ "Contact the North West Office". English Heritage. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ "Puma doubles Manchester office layout". Morgan Lovell. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
- Commercial buildings in Manchester
- Office buildings in Manchester
- Warehouses in England
- Commercial buildings completed in 1909
- Industrial buildings completed in 1909
- Grade II listed buildings in Manchester
- Grade II listed commercial buildings
- Grade II listed industrial buildings
- Grade II listed office buildings
- Art Nouveau commercial buildings
- Art Nouveau architecture in Manchester