5-451: Bridgewater House may refer to: Bridgewater House, Manchester Bridgewater House, Runcorn , Cheshire Bridgewater House, Westminster , London A planned BBC studio in Bristol, South West England; see Broadcasting House, Bristol Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-545: A large rectangular plan, with a loading bay at the rear. The building has eight storeys and a basement and 19 bays. The lower two floors are of stone, and the upper floors are of terracotta. Above the doorways are profile medallions of the Duke of Bridgewater . According to the architectural historian Clare Hartwell, Fairhurst's huge buildings are "steel-framed and built to high-quality fireproof specifications". The builders were J. Gerrard & Sons Ltd of Swinton. The authors of
15-472: Is a packing and shipping warehouse at 58–60 Whitworth Street , Manchester , England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building . Bridgewater House was built as a shipping warehouse in 1912 to a design by Harry S. Fairhurst . It is built around a steel frame with a cladding of sandstone ashlar and white glazed terracotta in
20-704: The Buildings of England series state that "Fairhurst's design revolutionised the business of loading and unloading goods and twenty-six lorries could be dealt with simultaneously using a drive-through system". The building was constructed for Lloyd's Packing Warehouses Limited and, like many warehouses, was built to a common design with steps to a raised ground floor with showroom and offices. The first floor contained more offices, waiting rooms for clients, and sample and pattern rooms all decorated to impress customers. The working areas above were plain with large windows to allow in natural light. Orders were packed there and sent to
25-541: The title Bridgewater House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bridgewater_House&oldid=1140204385 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Architectural disambiguation pages Bridgewater House, Manchester Bridgewater House
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