India House, Manchester

India House
India House, showing the listed wrought-iron gateway
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General information
Architectural styleEdwardian Baroque
AddressWhitworth Street, Manchester, England
Year(s) built1906
Design and construction
Architect(s)Harry S. Fairhurst
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameIndia House (including attached wrought iron gateway linked to Lancaster House)
Designated2 October 1974
Reference no.1268529

India House in Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, is a packing and shipping warehouse built in 1906 for Lloyd's Packing Warehouses Limited, which had, by merger, become the dominant commercial packing company in early-20th century Manchester. It is in the favoured Edwardian Baroque style[1] and is steel-framed, with cladding of buff terracotta and red brick with buff terracotta dressings.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building as of 2 October 1974.[2]

  1. ^ Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 335
  2. ^ a b Historic England, "India House (including attached wrought iron gateway linked to Lancaster House) (1254836)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 October 2012