Aquatite Works, Derby Street and Sherbourne Street, Cheetham, Manchester

These works, for Messrs. Cohen and Willis, designed to be under one roof, will cover an area of about three acres of ground, and, therefore, the building will be the largest works under one roof in Manchester. The central block, facing Derby‑street, consists of offices, board‑room, and receiving and despatching docks, with filling rooms on the I I first floor, as shown by the key‑plan on the plate. The works will accommodate 1,500  workpeople, and every modern convenience has been provided in the way of hygienic sanitary offices on a mezzanine floor over the large workpeople=s entrance, also resting and sick‑rooms for workpeople. Extensive cloak accommodation in the lower ground floor, with ingress and egress arrangements, also large dining‑room for workpeople, separate dining‑room for office staff in lower ground floor. The construction will be fire-proof throughout. with patent glazing on the  roof, which will give. equally good light to every bench and machine. Tenders have been received for the works, but commencement has been temporarily postponed on account of the war. Mr Joseph Sunlight, of 4, St. Ann=s Square, Manchester is the architect.

Reinforced concrete metal        Richard Johnson, Morris & Clapham. Manchester
Lifts and revolving Shutters    G. Brady & Co Ancoats, Manchester
Granolithic Flooring                H. Simpson Brothers & Co., St Philip’s Place, Chapel-street, Salford.
Patent Roof Glazing               W H Heywood & Co. Huddersfield and Manchester
Electrical Installation              Alpha Electrical Company. Oxford Street, Manchester

Reference     Building News  No 3123. 13 November 1914 Page 619-621 including perspective etc.
Reference:    Manchester City News. Saturday 28 October 1916 Page 8.