Building Name

Lancashire and Yorkshire Accident Insurance Co., 37 Princess Street, Manchester

Date
1884
Street
37, Princess Street
District/Town
Central, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Lancashire and Yorkshire Accident Insurance Company
Work
New build
Status
Front elevation much altered
Contractor
Wilson, Toft, and Huntley


LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY - The fine premises belonging to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Accident Insurance Company, built for and just occupied by them in Princess-street, whilst adding another building of architectural beauty to this city, affords evidence of development of this particular and beneficent class of insurance. The building has been erected from the designs and under the supervision of Mr. Charles Heathcote, architect, by Messrs. Wilson,Toft, and Huntley, contractors, and consists of main office on the ground floor, inspectors' and agents' rooms, and the board-room on the first door, two rooms for clerks on the second floor, and a large store-room at the top of the building. The general office on the ground floor contains desk accommodation for 10 clerks and a screened-off private office for the manager. [Manchester Courier - Saturday 18 October 1884 page 14]