Mechanics' Institute, Manchester

Mechanics' Institute
Mechanics' Institute, Princess Street, Manchester
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General information
Architectural styleItalian palazzo style
Address103 Princess Street, Manchester, England
Year(s) built1854
Design and construction
Architect(s)J. E. Gregan
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name103, Princess Street
Designated10 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]

Plaque commemorating the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress at the Mechanics' Institute in 1868
  1. ^ "103, Princess Street - Manchester - Manchester - England". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 11 May 1972. Retrieved 4 May 2015.