Mechanics' Institute | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Italian palazzo style |
Address | 103 Princess Street, Manchester, England |
Year(s) built | 1854 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | J. E. Gregan |
Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | 103, Princess Street |
Designated | 10 May 1972 |
Reference no. | 1247391 |
The Mechanics' Institute, located at 103 Princess Street, Manchester, England, is notable as the building in which three significant British institutions were founded: the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). In the 1960s it was occupied by the Manchester College of Commerce. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 10 May 1972.[1]