38 and 42 Mosley Street

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38 and 42 Mosley Street, Manchester
38 and 42 Mosley Street
General information
Architectural styleItalian palazzo style
Year(s) built1862; extended in 1880s and 1975
Owner Bruntwood
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2) [1]
Design and construction
Architect(s) Edward Walters (1862);
Barker and Ellis (1880s)
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameRoyal Bank of Scotland
Designated25 February 1952
Reference no. 1220165
Other information
Public transit access Piccadilly Gardens tram stop
Website
Official website

38 and 42 Mosley Street in Manchester, England, is a double-block Victorian bank constructed between 1862 and c. 1880 for the Manchester and Salford Bank. It is located on the corner of Mosley Street and York Street.

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History

The original block of 1862 was the "last great work" [2] of Edward Walters, and the extension of the 1880s was undertaken by his successors Barker and Ellis.

On 25 February 1952, it became a Grade II* listed building. [3]

It was occupied in 2001 by the Royal Bank of Scotland; [2] they vacated in 2020 and the building underwent a restoration by owners Bruntwood before reopening in 2023 and being rebranded as 'Bond'. [1]

Architecture

The bank is constructed in the Italian palazzo style. The original block has three storeys and seven bays, and the extension has four bays. It is built in ashlar, with slate roofs. [3]

The ground floors are rusticated with massive pilasters, and the piano nobile above has windows with substantial pediments. [2] The roofline carries a balustrade with urns and chimneys. [2] The interior contains a "very fine banking hall with columns and coffered ceiling". [3] An extension of 1975 "palely follow(s) the nineteenth century rhythms." [2]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Robinson, Jon (31 October 2023). "Inside Manchester's re-opened historic landmark that has been restored to its former glory". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hartwell 2001, pp. 173–4.
  3. 1 2 3 Historic England, "Royal Bank of Scotland, 38 and 42 Mosley Street (1220165)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 20 April 2012

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