Business Premises, King Street, Manchester

MACBETH’S BUILDINGS, XXIII KING-STREET, MANCHESTER - These premises have been built as an addition to old buildings belonging to Messrs George Macbeth and Sons, the ground floor being used by them for the purpose of tailoring, and the upper portion being let as offices. The general contract has been let to Mr. C. Normanton, of Manchester. The basement is laid throughout with wood-block flooring by Messrs. Roger Lowe and Co., of Farnworth. The mosaic, tilework, and grates have been supplied and fixed by Messrs. C. W. Williams and Company, of Manchester, and the heating apparatus has been put in by Messrs. W. Wilson and Company, of King-street, Manchester. Mr. Millson, of Manchester, did the stone carving and modelling, and Messrs. Goodall and Co., of the same town, did the decoration; the whole of the fittings being supplied by Messrs. Pearson and Brown, of Salford. Mr. Frank W. Mee, F.R.I.B.A., of Manchester, was the architect. [Building News 28 August 1896 page 299]

 Now numbered 25 King Street Manchester. Ground floor shopfront, gables and cartouche panels removed.

Reference    Academy Architecture 1896 (ii) page 82
Reference    Building News 28 August 1896 page 299