Economic Life Insurance Society York Street Manchester

We give this week an illustration of these two buildings which are being erected by the respective companies simultaneously on adjoining sites in Spring Gardens and York Street, Manchester. The architects for both buildings are Messrs C Heathcote & Sons of the builders Messrs Neill & Sons Manchester. The two blocks have been designed in harmony, though with features in the elevation to make them distinct. The stone is of a reddish hue with a grey Aberdeen granite plinth. The main entrance of Parr’s Bank is also granite, but unpolished. Except for the offices occupied by the Economic Society, their building is planned for offices in the front and ware-rooms at the back. The ground floor and basement of Parr=s Bank are entirely for their banking business, the rest of the building being arranged for offices, with an entrance in York Street. The banking chamber covers 1000 square yards nearly one third of which has a large double top light. The whole is lined with marble. The total cost of the whole block (land and both buildings) will be about £225,000. Our view is from a perspective by Mr C.W. English. [Building News 28 February 1902 Page 307]

Reference           Building News 28 February 1902 Page 307 and illustration.