337:
31:
306:
325:
289:
in 1940 and 1941. It was said that everything was destroyed except the Great Ducie Street facade and the judges' lodgings. Some war-damaged buildings in the city were repaired, but
Manchester Assize Courts was demolished in 1957, soon after the assize court abolition. Some of the sculptures were
216:, England. It was 279 ft (85 m) tall and from 1864 to 1877 the tallest building in Manchester. Widely admired, it has been referred to as one of Britain's 'lost buildings'. It was severely damaged by wartime bombing in the
621:
398:
406:
616:
626:
305:
636:
87:
606:
464:
228:
The Assize Courts was the first civic building to be constructed in
Manchester after the town hall on King Street by Francis Goodwin in 1819.
591:
444:
291:
486:
611:
565:
546:
449:
336:
236:. Its design was the result of a competition in 1858 that attracted more than 100 entries. The competition was won by
631:
241:
586:
581:
252:
80:
58:
538:
324:
270:. They depicted lawgivers from history, along with a "drunk woman", a "good woman", a scene of the
373:
209:
256:
267:
8:
271:
399:"One way to help our broken society – rebuild our cities destroyed by post-war vandals"
30:
561:
542:
259:
was included in his design as part of the scheme; it is a Grade II listed structure.
237:
192:
440:
312:
286:
217:
141:
263:
245:
600:
255:
style; construction began in 1859 and was completed in 1864. The nearby 1862
102:
89:
622:
Buildings and structures in the United
Kingdom destroyed during World War II
353:
278:
282:
213:
73:
69:
233:
205:
274:
and carvings depicting different punishments throughout history.
240:
whose design beat schemes from other renowned architects such as
445:"Main prison block of HMP Manchester (Grade II) (1254636)"
281:
system in
Manchester was abolished in 1956 and changed to the
465:"Manchester Assize Courts Great Ducie Street Strangeways"
285:
system. The courts building was severely damaged in the
426:
424:
232:
described it as the most important building outside
439:
421:
617:Demolished buildings and structures in Manchester
598:
532:
487:"Criminal trials in the assize courts 1559-1971"
220:, and then the remains were demolished in 1957.
467:. The Manchester Group of the Victorian Society
592:More on the History of the area of Strangeways
262:The building contained exterior sculptures by
627:Former buildings and structures in Manchester
637:Buildings and structures demolished in 1957
277:As part of the court system changes, the
18:Venetian Gothic in Manchester, Lancashire
555:
292:new Crown Court building on Crown Square
251:Waterhouse designed the building in the
558:Pevsner Architecture Guides: Manchester
513:
311:Illustration of the Assize Courts from
607:Government buildings completed in 1864
599:
587:Photo of the courts being demolished
535:Manchester: An Architectural History
290:preserved and incorporated into the
405:. 23 September 2010. Archived from
13:
450:National Heritage List for England
14:
648:
575:
335:
323:
304:
29:
533:Parkinson-Bailey, John (2000).
510:Parkinson-Bailey (2000), p. 102
430:Parkinson-Bailey (2000), p 100.
504:
479:
457:
433:
391:
366:
1:
526:
317:History of the Gothic Revival
208:on Great Ducie Street in the
7:
612:Alfred Waterhouse buildings
539:Manchester University Press
374:"Assize Courts, Manchester"
347:
10:
653:
297:
223:
560:. Yale University Press.
188:
183:
175:
170:
162:
154:
149:
134:
126:
118:
79:
64:
54:
46:
41:
37:
28:
23:
556:Hartwell, Clare (2002).
359:
202:Manchester Assize Courts
24:Manchester Assize Courts
204:was a building housing
184:Design and construction
166:80 m (260 ft)
158:85 m (279 ft)
519:Hartwell (2002) p.248.
632:History of Manchester
409:on 26 September 2010
119:Construction started
582:Photo of the courts
272:Judgment of Solomon
99: /
42:General information
257:Strangeways Prison
242:Thomas Worthington
103:53.4918°N 2.2481°W
491:National Archives
342:Image of interior
268:O'Shea and Whelan
238:Alfred Waterhouse
198:
197:
193:Alfred Waterhouse
171:Technical details
145:
644:
571:
552:
520:
517:
511:
508:
502:
501:
499:
497:
483:
477:
476:
474:
472:
461:
455:
454:
441:Historic England
437:
431:
428:
419:
418:
416:
414:
395:
389:
388:
386:
384:
378:victorianweb.org
370:
339:
330:Alternative view
327:
313:Charles Eastlake
308:
287:Manchester Blitz
266:and the firm of
218:Manchester Blitz
142:Manchester Blitz
140:(ruins from the
139:
114:
113:
111:
110:
109:
108:53.4918; -2.2481
104:
100:
97:
96:
95:
92:
33:
21:
20:
652:
651:
647:
646:
645:
643:
642:
641:
597:
596:
578:
568:
549:
529:
524:
523:
518:
514:
509:
505:
495:
493:
485:
484:
480:
470:
468:
463:
462:
458:
438:
434:
429:
422:
412:
410:
397:
396:
392:
382:
380:
372:
371:
367:
362:
350:
343:
340:
331:
328:
319:
309:
300:
253:Venetian Gothic
226:
107:
105:
101:
98:
93:
90:
88:
86:
85:
59:Venetian Gothic
19:
12:
11:
5:
650:
640:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
595:
594:
589:
584:
577:
576:External links
574:
573:
572:
567:978-0300096668
566:
553:
548:978-0719056062
547:
528:
525:
522:
521:
512:
503:
478:
456:
432:
420:
390:
364:
363:
361:
358:
357:
356:
349:
346:
345:
344:
341:
334:
332:
329:
322:
320:
310:
303:
299:
296:
264:Thomas Woolner
246:Edward Walters
225:
222:
196:
195:
190:
186:
185:
181:
180:
177:
173:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
147:
146:
136:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
83:
77:
76:
66:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
649:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
604:
602:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
579:
569:
563:
559:
554:
550:
544:
540:
536:
531:
530:
516:
507:
492:
488:
482:
466:
460:
452:
451:
446:
442:
436:
427:
425:
408:
404:
403:The Telegraph
400:
394:
379:
375:
369:
365:
355:
352:
351:
338:
333:
326:
321:
318:
314:
307:
302:
301:
295:
293:
288:
284:
280:
275:
273:
269:
265:
260:
258:
254:
249:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
194:
191:
187:
182:
178:
174:
169:
165:
161:
157:
155:Antenna spire
153:
148:
143:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
112:
84:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68:Strangeways,
67:
63:
60:
57:
53:
49:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
557:
534:
515:
506:
494:. Retrieved
490:
481:
469:. Retrieved
459:
448:
435:
411:. Retrieved
407:the original
402:
393:
381:. Retrieved
377:
368:
354:Assize court
316:
279:assize court
276:
261:
250:
229:
227:
212:district of
201:
199:
189:Architect(s)
15:
496:14 November
283:Crown Court
230:The Builder
210:Strangeways
106: /
81:Coordinates
601:Categories
527:References
471:23 January
413:7 November
383:7 November
214:Manchester
206:law courts
176:Floor area
135:Demolished
91:53°29′30″N
74:Lancashire
70:Manchester
50:Demolished
234:Whitehall
127:Completed
94:2°14′53″W
348:See also
65:Location
298:Gallery
224:History
564:
545:
150:Height
47:Status
360:Notes
138:1957
562:ISBN
543:ISBN
498:2012
473:2023
415:2011
385:2011
244:and
200:The
163:Roof
130:1864
122:1859
55:Type
315:'s
603::
541:.
537:.
489:.
447:.
443:.
423:^
401:.
376:.
294:.
248:.
144:)
72:,
570:.
551:.
500:.
475:.
453:.
417:.
387:.
179:7
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
.jpg)