Conservative Club Radcliffe

Wiliam Dawes, the architect chosen in competition has been instructed to prepare drawings and obtain tenders. The site of the new building is near the railway station. [British Architect 25 June 1880 Page 310]

Last Friday a new Conservative Club, intended for the use of members of the party resident in Radcliffe and Pilkington, was opened. The building is in the Gothic style, of red brick, having on the ground ‑floor a large reading‑room, to be used for political or other meetings. On the first floor there is a billiard‑room, with smaller apartments for committee meetings, etc. The total cost of the building, exclusive of furnishing, has been £1,750, and it has been erected by Mr J. Allen, contractor, Radcliffe, from the designs of Mr W. Dawes, architect, Manchester. [Building News 25 November 1881 Page 709]

Reference :British Architect 25 June 1880 Page 310
Reference: Building News 25 November 1881 Page 709 - opening
Reference: British Architect 25 November 1881 Page 591