1906 – Crompton Free Library, Manchester, Lancashire
Architect: Dixon & Potter
Second premiated design in architectural competition.
Second premiated design in architectural competition.
Published in The Building News,
Ever since Manchester Corporation first took over the City Art Gallery in 1882 there have been plans to extend the premises.
The grand baroque Lloyd’s Bank is one of the the most imposing banks in Manchester.
The design was the result of a competition held in 1927 for a new library and town hall extension.
Sir Owen Williams impressive 1939 glass building on Great Ancoats Street in the Northern Quarter was a copy of its sister building on Fleet Street,