St James Buildings, Manchester

St James Buildings
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural style
Edwardian Baroque
Location61–95 Oxford Street,
Manchester,
Greater Manchester,
M1 6EJ
Coordinates53°28′32″N 2°14′30″W / 53.4755°N 2.2416°W / 53.4755; -2.2416
Opened1912
ClientCalico Printers' Association Ltd
OwnerBruntwood
Height
Height60 metres (200 ft)
Technical details
Floor count9
Design and construction
ArchitectsClegg, Fryer & Penman
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name
St James Buildings
Designated20 June 1988
Reference no.1246571
Website
Official website

St James Buildings is a high-rise, Grade II listed building on Oxford Street, in Manchester, England, completed in 1912. The building was constructed in the Edwardian Baroque style and has a Portland stone exterior reaching a maximum height of 60 metres (200 ft).

History

The building opened in 1912 as the headquarters of the Calico Printers' Association Ltd, a company formed in 1899 from the amalgamation of 46 textile printing companies and 13 textile merchants. Companies involved in the merger included F. W. Grafton & Co, Edmund Potter & Co, Hoyle's Prints Ltd, John Gartside & Co, F. W. Ashton & Co, Rossendale Printing Company, Hewit & Wingate Ltd, and the Thornliebank Company Ltd.

The renovated building is leased to other businesses by its owner Bruntwood.[non-primary source needed] As of February 2025, notable lessees include Kaplan Financial Ltd, BPP Law School, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service and the Manchester city centre campus for Edge Hill University, mainly for their paramedic and operating department practitioner courses.

Architecture

Drawing published in 1913.

The building is Edwardian Baroque in style, has a Portland stone exterior and reaches a maximum height of 60 metres (200 ft). The architects Clegg, Fryer & Penman designed the long façade with three slightly protruding pavilions with grossly inflated pilasters and pediments; in the centre the principal pediment is topped by a stumpy tower which breaks through the cornice line. The lowest third of the façade is emphasised by rustication and by having a more elaborate arrangement of windows.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "St James Buildings". Skyscraper News. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "St James'". Bruntwood. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Manchester". Kaplan. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Manchester Study Centre". BPP. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service". Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "St James', Manchester". Edge Hill University. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Atkins, Philip (1976) Guide across Manchester. Manchester: Civic Trust for the North West ISBN 0-901347-29-9; p. 99