Building Name
Buildings in connection with Oil Wharf, Ship Canal Docks, Mode Wheel, Manchester
Date
1896
Street
Manchester Ship Canal
District/Town
Mode Wheel, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Architect
Client
Bagnall & Company. Red Bank Oil Works
Reference Manchester Guardian Tuesday 26 May 1896 Page 1. Saturday 30 May 1896 Page 3
Note that the architect is given as B M W Brameld. Does this commission pre-date the partnership with Smith?
Mode Wheel Oil Wharves, on the southern bank of the canal, at about 250 yards below Mode Wheel Locks, have depths of 28 feet alongside. These wharves are used for the loading and discharging of fuel oil and have a combined length of 934 feet. 1923.