Library and Art Gallery, Piccadilly, Manchester (Architectural Competition)
The Corporation of Manchester contemplate the erection of a Library and Art Gallery upon the Piccadilly Site, situate in the centre of the city, and invite architects to submit competitive designs for the buildings. The competition is open to all architects are designs are to be submitted (for the preliminary competition) on or before 11 March 1911. The authors of the ten selected designs will be invited to compete in the final competition. The corporation have appointed Mr Reginald Blomfield ARA to act as assessor, in conjunction with the city architect, to advise the Corporation on the relative merits of the designs and to recommend a design to be carried out, Thomas Hudson Town Clerk, Town Hall Manchester 4 January 1911
MANCHESTER - The City of Manchester proposed library and art gallery, to be built on the Piccadilly site, has advanced another stage, and the preliminary competition of 223 designs has been settled. The referee, Mr Reginald Blomfield, A.R.A., in conjunction with the city architect, has selected ten designs prepared by the following competitors to take part in the final competition (the names being arranged in alphabetical order). The council has confirmed this decision: - Messrs. H. Percy Adams and Charles H. Holden, 28 Woburn-place, Russell-square, London, W.C; M. Robert Atkinson, 2, South-square. Gray's Inn, London, W.C.; Messrs Bradshaw and Gass, and Mr. Arthur J. Hope, 19, Silverwell-street, Bolton; Messrs Collier and Slater, 13, Richmond terrace, Blackburn; Messrs Crouch, Butler, and Savage, 39, Newhall-street, Birmingham; Mr R. Fielding Farrar, 10 Park Row, Leeds; Messrs A Graham Henderson and John R. Hacking, 144. St. Vincent Street, Glasgow; Mr Frank W. Simon, May Buildings, North John Street, Liverpool; Messrs. Warwick and Hall. 13. South-square, Gray's Inn. London. W.C; Messrs Thomas Worthington and Son, 46, Brown-street, Manchester. [Building News 23 June 1911 page 877]
Reference Manchester Guardian 5 January 1911 page 1
Reference Manchester Guardian 7 January 1911 page 1