Housing Vavasour Street, Broughton

Reference           Salford Archives. Information from Beryl Patten

In 1892 Sharp was involved in the design of housing in Broughton on land bounded by Vavasour, Vernon, Talavera and Croft Streets. The plans and elevations reveal substantial and attractive terraced houses with bay windows, attic rooms, cellars and inside bathrooms. The designs are captioned with Sharp’s trademark Latin, quasi-religious inscriptions, no doubt the result of his grammar school education and perhaps his religious convictions allied to a strong sense of the social responsibilities of the architect.