India House | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Edwardian Baroque |
Address | Whitworth Street, Manchester, England |
Year(s) built | 1906 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Harry S. Fairhurst |
Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | India House (including attached wrought iron gateway linked to Lancaster House) |
Designated | 2 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]