St James Buildings, Manchester
| St James Buildings | |
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 Interactive map of the St James Buildings area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Edwardian Baroque[1] |
| Location | 61–95 Oxford Street,Manchester,Greater Manchester,M1 6EJ |
| Coordinates | 53°28′32″N2°14′30″W / 53.4755°N 2.2416°W / 53.4755; -2.2416 |
| Opened | 1912[1] |
| Client | Calico Printers' Association Ltd |
| Owner | Bruntwood |
| Height | 60 metres (200 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Clegg, Fryer & Penman |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | St James Buildings |
| Designated | 20 June 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1246571 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
St James Buildings is a high-rise, Grade II listed building on Oxford Street, in Manchester, England, completed in 1912. The building was constructed in the Edwardian Baroque style and has a Portland stone exterior reaching a maximum height of 60 metres (200 ft).
History
The building opened in 1912 as the headquarters of the Calico Printers' Association Ltd, a company formed in 1899 from the amalgamation of 46 textile printing companies and 13 textile merchants. Companies involved in the merger included F. W. Grafton & Co, Edmund Potter & Co, Hoyle's Prints Ltd, John Gartside & Co, F. W. Ashton & Co, Rossendale Printing Company, Hewit & Wingate Ltd, and the Thornliebank Company Ltd.
The renovated building is leased to other businesses by its owner Bruntwood.[2] As of February 2025, notable lessees include Kaplan Financial Ltd,[3]BPP Law School,[4] the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service[5] and the Manchester city centre campus for Edge Hill University,[6] mainly for their paramedic and operating department practitioner courses.
Architecture
The building is Edwardian Baroque in style, has a Portland stone exterior and reaches a maximum height of 60 metres (200 ft). The architects Clegg, Fryer & Penman designed the long façade with three slightly protruding pavilions with grossly inflated pilasters and pediments; in the centre the principal pediment is topped by a stumpy tower which breaks through the cornice line. The lowest third of the façade is emphasised by rustication and by having a more elaborate arrangement of windows.[7]
See also
- Listed buildings in Manchester-M1
- Tootal, Broadhurst and Lee Building, which faces the St. James Buildings across Oxford Street
References
- ^ abcd"St James Buildings". Skyscraper News. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^"St James'". Bruntwood. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^"Manchester". Kaplan. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^"Manchester Study Centre". BPP. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^"Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service". Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^"St James', Manchester". Edge Hill University. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^Atkins, Philip (1976) Guide across Manchester. Manchester: Civic Trust for the North West ISBN 0-901347-29-9; p. 99
