Building Name

Shops Warehouse and Hall Hulme

Date
1867
Street
Upper Medlock Street
District/Town
Hulme, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Manchester and Salford Industrial Co-operative Society Limited
Work
New build
Status
Demolished
Contractor
William Southern

To Builders – Persons desirous of contracting for the erection of Shops, Warehouse and Hall in Upper Medlock Street, Hulme, for the Manchester and Salford Industrial Co-operative Society Limited, can see the plans and specifications, and obtain further information on application to Mr Thomas Taylor, surveyor, 23 Brazennose Street; or at the office of the architects, Messrs Walters, Barker and Ellis, 24 Cooper Street, on or after Tuesday next, the 9th instant. Tenders to be delivered to the office of the architect on or before Tuesday the 16th instant.[Manchester Guardian 6 April 1867 page 6]

TO CAPITALISTS, MERCHANTS, WHOLESALE GROCERS, MUSIC HALL PROPRIETORS, FRIENDLY SOCIETIES and OTHERS – Valuable freehold property in Upper Medlock Street to be let or sold by Private Treaty, the modern and substantial building and Premises in Upper Medlock Street, Hulme, Manchester, known as the Industrial Co-operative Hall and Central Stores, and now in the occupation of the Manchester and Salford Industrial and Co-operative Society Limited (in liquidation), comprising a large hall 80 feet by 35 feet 6 inches, with refreshment room, 31 feet by 14 feet 9 inches; ladies room, 14 feet 6 inches by 14 feet 5 inches; cloakroom 33 feet 6 inches by 17 feet; lavatories, etc. attached; a draper’s shop 25 feet 6 inches by 20 feet, with showroom 34 feet by 18 feet 3 inches attached; a grocer’s shop, 37 feet by 17 feet 7 inches, with storeroom attached; a large and well-adapted butcher’s shop; a slaughter-house, 16 feet by 14 feet 6 inches with tying room, 21 feet by 14 feet 6 inches; a large warehouse 36 feet 6 inches; a cellar 80 feet by 35 feet 6 inches, and a cellar 84 feet by 18 feet 6 inches. The site of the premises, including the land occupied therewith contains 1,489 square yards, is freehold, and subject to a yearly chief rent of £43-8s-6d. The large hall has an entrance from Upper Medlock Street, and every convenience for lectures, concerts, balls and public meetings; and careful attention has been paid to acoustics in its construction. It will seat about 700 persons, and the average receipts for the last two years have been about £200 per annum. The shops are completely fitted with every requisite for carrying on an extensive business, and the bakery contains four ovens capable of holding 180 loaves each. The slaughter-house is fitted up with all modern conveniences according to the Corporation regulations and the streets on every side of the premises are well paved and sewered. With a comparatively small outlay, the building could be easily adapted to a large workshop or shipping warehouse; also to a music hall proprietor or an enterprising friendly or temperance society would prove a profitable investment. The premises are conveniently situated in a densely populated district, and in close proximity to Stretford New Road and Oxford Street, and were erected in 1867 by Messrs William Southern and Sons, of Salford, from a design by Messrs Walters, Barker and Elis, the architects of the Free Trade Hall. For further particulars apply to the Hall-keeper on the premises or to the liquidators. [Manchester Guardian 29 April 1871 page 9]

Reference    Manchester Guardian 6 April 1867 page 6- contracts
Reference    Manchester Guardian 8 April 1867 page 1- contracts
Reference    Manchester Guardian 9 April 1867 page 1- contracts
Reference    Manchester Guardian 29 April 1871 page 9 - classified