Cabmen’s Shelter, London Road Station, Manchester

Mr W C Hardisty, architect, of Manchester was presented with a travelling bag by Manchester cabmen on Wednesday for honorary services in the design and erection of a cabmen’s shelter in that city which has cost £130. [British Architect 26 February 1892 Page 155]

NEW CABMEN'S SHELTER LONDON ROAD STATION. Today the Mayor of Manchester (Mr. Alderman Leech) opened a cabmen's shelter which has just been erected in front of London Road Station. It has cost £130 and is one of the handsomest structures of the kind in the city. The money was collected by Miss L. Rowcliffe, Alderley Edge; and the London and North-Western and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway companies gave the site. Mr. E. H. Sykes, one of the directors of the London and North-Western, presided, and presented the Mayor with a key to open the door. In doing so the Mayor said that our cabmen had to make perhaps the longest hours of any class of workmen, and were special way exposed to discomforts and temptations. He had no doubt that building of this kind, with conveniences for cooking, and with other comforts, would make their lives much pleasanter. The cabmen at London Road, 57 in number, were very grateful to Miss Rowcliffe and her friends, and had asked him to present her with an address. Mr. L. T. Edminson acknowledged the compliment on behalf of Miss Rowchffe. The cabmen also presented a travelling bag to Mr. W. C. Hardisty, architect, who had designed and superintended the erection of the building. [Manchester Evening News - Wednesday 24 February 1892 page 2]

Reference    British Architect 26 February 1892 Page 155
Reference    Manchester Evening News - Wednesday 24 February 1892 page 2