Building Name
Abattoirs and Carcase Market Water Street (Architectural Competition)
Date
1870
Street
Water Street
District/Town
Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Partnership
Work
Architectural Competition
Status
Third premium
The Markets Committee recommended that the premiums offered for the best designs for the abattoirs and carcase market to be erected in Water Street Should be awarded as follows:
1st premium £150 Utility Alfred Derbyshire cost £16,000
2nd premium £100 John Bull E Salomons cost £23,000
3rd premium £75 Concilio et Labore Pennington and Bridgen cost £27,000
Although there was a great difference in the estimated costs, the city surveyor had examined the plans and reported that the work could be done according to the successful competitor’s plan, for the amount stated.