Building Name
Smedley Point (Kennet House)
Date
1935
District/Town
Smedley, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Architect
Client
City of Manchester
Work
New Build
Contractor
Manchester Direct Works
Comparable with Quarry Hill Leeds, (1935-1941) These were big schemes: high rise before the term was current in England. Differing heights of multi-storeyed flats in curving blocks, around courtyards, using bands of exposed brick and plastered brick to make the exterior appear less harsh. One inspiration for these schemes was said to be the workers' flats of the 1920s in Vienna.
Reference Manchester City News 11 May 1935. Page 5
Reference Architectural Review Jan-June 1936 page 165