Building Name

David Lee and Company Warehouse Fountain Street Manchester

Date
1856 - 1857
Street
Fountain Street
District/Town
Central, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
David Lee
Work
New build
Status
Demolished

Built for Daniel Lee, described as “the most prominent Roman Catholic layman in the city,” the warehouse stood at the junction of Fountain Street and Spring Gardens on the site of the old Theatre Royal. "So bold and striking a building that it was a bitter disappointment to its author that it did not bring him fame and the rush of employment that follows fame". (obit MG).  It was seriously damaged by fire on Tuesday 7 June 1904 and subsequently demolished.

 

Reference           Manchester City News 11 June 1904 Page 5 (Notes)