Building Name

Whitworth Institute Manchester (Architectural Competition)

Date
1892
Street
Oxford Road
District/Town
Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Executors of Sir Joseph Whitworth
Work
New build
Status
First premium

1st Premium    J W & RF Beaumont
2nd Premium    Archibald Neill
3rd Premium     George Freeth Roper

Twenty three sets of designs were submitted with Alfred Waterhouse appointed assessor. The competition generated a certain amount of comment, the Builder noting correspondence in Manchester Guardian including some by Salomons. The committee subsequently announced that the designs would not be publicly exhibited, claiming that these were sketch proposals only and that significant changes had been made to the project since the competitive designs were invited.

Reference    British Architect 15 January 1892 Page 40
Reference    Builder January 1892 Page 75 and 94
Reference    British Architect 22 January 1892 Page 79  - Editorial comment on the refusal to exhibit the designs
Reference    British Architect 19 February1892 Page 135