The Portico Library

The Portico Library
The Portico Library
The Portico Library
53°28′47″N 2°14′25″W / 53.47972°N 2.24028°W / 53.47972; -2.24028
Location57 Mosley Street,
Manchester, M2 3HY, England
Established1806 Edit this on Wikidata
Other information
Websitetheportico.org.uk
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameThe Portico Library
and The Bank Public House
Designated25 February 1952
Reference no.1197930[1]

The Portico Library, The Portico or Portico Library and Gallery on Mosley Street in Manchester, England, is an independent subscription library designed in the Greek Revival style by Thomas Harrison of Chester and built between 1802 and 1806.[2] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated on 25 February 1952,[1] and has been described as "the most refined little building in Manchester".[3]

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