Charles Henry Heathcote (2 April 1850–16 January 1938)[1] was a British architect who practised in Manchester. He was articled to the church architects Charles Hansom, of Clifton, Bristol. He was awarded the RI Medal of Merit in 1868, and started his own practice in 1872.
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| Born | Charles Henry Heathcote 2 April 1850 Manchester, England |
| Died | 16 January 1938 (aged 87) Bournemouth, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | 107 Piccadilly (1899), Piccadilly Parrs Bank (1902), York Street Eagle Star Building (1911), Cross Street Lloyds Bank (1915), King Street |
| Projects | Trafford Park, Trafford |
Heathcote built city centre buildings such as Parr's Bank (1902) on York Street, the Eagle Star Building (1911) on Cross Street, Lloyds Bank (1915) on King Street, and the earlier 107 Piccadilly textile warehouse (1899).[2] He helped plan the Trafford Park industrial estate, working for British Westinghouse and the Ford Motor Company. He designed 15 warehouses for the Manchester Ship Canal Company. He also worked on the buildings for Richard Lane's Cheadle Royal Lunatic Asylum.[1]
Buildings
editGrade II listed
- 53 King Street, Lloyds Bank, 1915 (later Lloyds TSB, now a restaurant).
- Northern Rock Insurance, corner of Cross Street and King Street, 1895.
- Eagle Insurance, 68 Cross Street, 1911.
- Anglia House, 86 Cross Street, 1904.
- Royal London House, 202 Deansgate, 1904.
- Onward Buildings,[3] 205–209 Deansgate, 1903–05.
- 107 Piccadilly for Sparrow Hardwick & Company, 1898 (now an Abode Hotel).
- Commercial Union Buildings, 47 Spring Gardens, 1881–82.
- 1–3 York Street, corner of Spring Gardens, 1902 (formerly Parrs Bank).[4]
- Joshua Hoyle Building,[5] 50 Piccadilly, 1904.
Other
- Dental Hospital, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, 1908.
- 7–9 Piccadilly, with W. A. Thomas, 1910.
Heathcote & Rawle Grade 2 listed
- Alliance House, 28–34 Cross Street, 1901.
- Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank, 43–45 Spring Gardens, 1890.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Cocks, Harry; Wyke, Terry (2004), Public sculpture of Greater Manchester, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, p. 448, ISBN 0-85323-567-8
- ^ [1] Archived 26 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Onward Building". Manchesterhistory.net. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ Later National Westminster Bank and now converted to other uses
- ^ "Joshua Hoyle Building, Including Roby House – Manchester – Manchester – England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Manchester Buildings and the Architects who built Manchester?". Manchester2002-uk.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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Further reading
edit- Hartwell, Clare (2001). Manchester. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09666-6.
- Parkinson-Bailey, John J. (2000). Manchester: An Architectural History. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-71905-606-2.