Hanover Building
Hanover Building | |
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NOMA[1] | |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Steel frame with in situ cast concrete floors |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | F.E.L Harris[2] Refurbishment work completed by Sheppard Robson [3] |
Awards and prizes | BCO Recycled / Refurbished Workplace 2019[4] |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Cooperative Wholesale Society |
Designated | 20 June 1988 |
Reference no. | 1025287[5] |
The Hanover Building is a Grade II office building in the
NOMA district of Manchester
, England.
Architecture
Hanover was built between 1905 and was officially open in 1907. The building was
Co-operative Wholesale Society architect F. E. L. Harris and was built using the newest construction techniques of its time. Over 1.5 million bricks were used during construction and the overall construction cost was £50,000 (equivalent to £5,627,000 in 2021).[7]
Hanover is a good example of
Edwardian Baroque architecture, constructed in red brick with polished granite and sandstone dressings. Local materials were used wherever possible, including Baxenden bricks, stone from Darley Dale in Derbyshire and granite from Aberdeen. The façade has pilasters and Corinthian order
columns and the roof is concealed by parapet walls.
Originally, there was another floor which housed the Mitchell Memorial Hall – it was destroyed in the
Cooperative Wholesale Society traded at the time of construction. During construction, a stonemason mis-spelt 'Sydney' as 'Sidney' – the correction can still be seen today.[8]
NOMA
NOMA regeneration scheme. As part of the plans, Hanover Building was the first listed building to be renovated.[9] The renovation provided 91,000 sq ft (8,500 m2) of Grade A office space and retail space facing out onto Corporation Street.[6] The renovation was completed in September 2018.[3]
2015 fire
On 12 October 2015, there was a fire on the E Block side of the building, destroying the top floor and roof area. Strip out works were already underway, and the fire delayed the refurbishment program by around two years.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Home". noma53.com.
- ^ "Shudehill Conservation Area". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Hanover House - Architecture".
- ^ "Sheppard Robson wins three BCO National Awards - Practice News".
- ^ Historic England. "Cooperative Wholesale Society (Grade II) (1025287)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ a b "NOMA" (PDF).
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Mis-spelling of "Sydney" on Hanover Building, Manchester | 150 Years of Co-operatives150 Years of Co-operatives". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ Jupp, Adam (25 July 2012). "Jobs bonanza as Co-op unveils plan to revamp Manchester city centre site". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Manchester city centre fire: Up to 50 firefighters tackling the blaze at historic CWS building". 12 October 2015.