Charles Heathcote
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Charles Heathcote was an architect who practised in Manchester. He was articled to the church architects Charles Hansom, of Clifton
, Bristol. He was awarded the RI Medal of Merit in 1868, and started his own practice in 1872.
Heathcote built city centre buildings such as Parrs Bank (1902) York Street, the Eagle Star Building (1911), Cross Street, Lloyds Bank (1915), King Street and the earlier 107 Piccadilly textile warehouse (1899). He helped plan the Trafford Park
estate, working for British Westinghouse]] and the Ford Motor Company. He designed 15 warehouses for the Manchester Ship Canal
Company. He also worked on the buildings for Richard Lane (architect)
's Cheadle Royal Lunatic Asylum
Other
Heathcote & Rawle Grade 2 listed
Clifton, Bristol
Clifton is a suburb of the City of Bristol in England, and the name of both one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells...
, Bristol. He was awarded the RI Medal of Merit in 1868, and started his own practice in 1872.
Heathcote built city centre buildings such as Parrs Bank (1902) York Street, the Eagle Star Building (1911), Cross Street, Lloyds Bank (1915), King Street and the earlier 107 Piccadilly textile warehouse (1899). He helped plan the Trafford Park
Trafford Park
Trafford Park is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. Located opposite Salford Quays, on the southern side of the Manchester Ship Canal, it is west-southwest of Manchester city centre, and north of Stretford. Until the late 19th century it was the...
estate, working for British Westinghouse]] and the Ford Motor Company. He designed 15 warehouses for the Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a river navigation 36 miles long in the North West of England. Starting at the Mersey Estuary near Liverpool, it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Several sets of locks lift...
Company. He also worked on the buildings for Richard Lane (architect)
Richard Lane (architect)
Richard Lane was a distinguished English architect of the early and mid 19th century. Born in London and based in Manchester, he was known in great part for his restrained and austere Greek-inspired classicism. He also designed a few buildings – mainly churches – in the Gothic style...
's Cheadle Royal Lunatic Asylum
Cheadle Royal Hospital
Cheadle Royal Hospital, originally the Manchester Royal Lunatic Asylum, is a psychiatric hospital situated on Wilmslow Road in Cheadle Royal, an area between the villages of Heald Green and Cheadle. Built between 1848-1849, the main building is Grade II listed and was designed by Richard Lane in...
Buildings
Grade 2 listed- Lloyds Bank, 33-35 Cross Street, 1915. (now Lloyds TSB)
- Northern Rock Insurance, corner Cross Street & King StreetKing Street, ManchesterKing Street is one of the most important thoroughfares of the city of Manchester, England. Once the centre of the north-west banking industry it is now predominantly an affluent shopping area.-History:...
, 1895. - Eagle Insurance, 68 Cross Street, 1911.
- Anglia House, 86 Cross Street, 1904.
- Royal London House, 202 DeansgateDeansgateDeansgate is a main road through the city centre of Manchester, England. It runs roughly north–south in a near straight route through the western part of the city centre and is the longest road in the city centre at over one mile long....
, 1904. - Onward Buildings, 205-209 Deansgate, 1903–05.
- Sparrow Hardwick & Company Building, 107 PiccadillyPiccadilly GardensPiccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester city centre, England, situated at one end of Market Street and on the edge of the Northern Quarter...
, 1898. - Commercial Union Buildings, 47 Spring Gardens, 1881–82.
- Parrs Bank, 1-3 York Street, corner of Spring Gardens, 1902.
Other
- Dental HospitalDental Hospital, ManchesterThe University Dental Hospital of Manchester is part of Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Dental Hospital was established in 1884 in association with the School of Medicine at Owens College. It was then at Grosvenor Street, Chorlton on Medlock and in 1892 removed to...
, Oxford Road, Manchester UniversityVictoria University of ManchesterThe Victoria University of Manchester was a university in Manchester, England. On 1 October 2004 it merged with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to form a new entity, "The University of Manchester".-1851 - 1951:The University was founded in 1851 as Owens College,...
, 1908. - 7-9 Piccadilly, with W. A. Thomas, 1910.
Heathcote & Rawle Grade 2 listed
- Alliance House, 28-34 Cross Street, 1901.
- Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank, 43–45 Spring Gardens, 1890.