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Books
and guides to Manchester's buildings
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There's a few books detailing the history of Manchester's buildings,
some offering a fantastic insight into buildings that are sadly
no longer with us. Below we've listed as many books as we are
aware of, many available to buy online, however please let us
know if there's any others we've excluded.
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Manchester
- The Warehouse Legacy |
| Great new illustrated book from English
Heritage looking at how Manchester has retained its warehouses and
their impact on the streetscape. Writers contribute to describe
the full range of Manchester's warehouses and their significance.
[2002] |
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Manchester
- Pevsner Architectural Guide |
| Recognised as being the Bible of
architectural guides - this edition by Claire Hartwell looks at
Manchester's buildings in 2002. [2001, reissued in 2002] |
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Manchester
- The Mancunian Way |
| Great book from three Mancunian photographers,
with lots of photographs of the city's buildings and people. [2002] |
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A
History of the University of Manchester 1951-1973 |
| history of The University of Manchester
up to 1973. Includes details of the ambitious building program in
the 1960's. [2001] |
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Francis
Frith's Photographic Memories - Greater Manchester |
| 100 historic photographs of buildings
around Greater Manchester from the Francis Frith Photographic Collection.
[2000] |
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Francis
Frith's Photographic Memories - Around Manchester |
| 100 historic photographs of buildings
in Edwardian and Victorian Manchester from the Francis Frith Photographic
Collection. [2000] |
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Britain
In Old Photographs - Manchester (A Third Selection) |
| Chris Makepeace's photographic collection
of historic Manchester. [2000] |
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Manchester
- A Guide To Recent Architecture |
| A superb book by David Hands &
Sarah Parker detailing the more recent buildings in Manchester.
[2000] |
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Making The Lowry |
| Jeremy Myerson describes the process
of the creation of The Lowry. The book is fully illustrated with
archival material, designs and drawings, and photography of Len
Grant. [2000] |
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Streets
& Spaces - Urban Photography |
| During the late 1960's Shirley Baker
created a photographic record of Salford streets, capturing the
people and the buildings they lived in. In 2000 she returned to
take contrasting photographs of the same places now. An excellent
photo account of Salford then and now. [2000] |
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Manchester
- An Architectural History |
| Great book detailing the history
of the architecture in the city centre. Great photographs and in-depth
narrative, detailing the politics involved behind many of the buildings.
[2000] |
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Francis
Frith's Photographic Memories - Greater Manchester |
| 100 historic photographs of buildings
around Greater Manchester from the Francis Frith Photographic Collection.
[2000] |
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Manchester
Architecture Papers 2000 |
| a stimulating collection of papers
by staff and students at the Manchester School of Architecture covering
a broad range of subjects from textiles to tessellations, all having
their roots in architecture. [2000] |
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Dare
to Be Wise - A History of the Manchester Grammar School |
| The history of Manchester Grammar
School from 1515 to 1990. It shows you every part of the building
from the Main Building to the latest English Block, explaining how
everything was built, and how it survived during the Second World
War. [1999] |
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The
Francis Frith Collection - Manchester - A Pictoral History |
| Historic photographs of buildings
in Manchester from the Francis Frith Photographic Collection. [1999] |
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Manchester
Architecture Guide |
| a superb practical street guide
to the city's significant buildings from The Manchester School of
Architecture. Descriptions of 69 buildings are organised into 6
walks which also cater for your need for refreshments with 12 pubs.
[1998] |
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Britain
In Old Photographs - Manchester (A Second Selection) |
| Chris Makepeace's photographic collection
of historic Manchester. [1998] |
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Picture
Palaces Of Greater Manchester |
| Chris Clegg's superb book is dedicated
to the history and architecture of Manchester's cinema and picture
houses. [1998] |
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The
Chapel of the Manchester Regiment and the King's Regiment - Manchester
Cathedral |
| Great book by Robert A Bonner about
the history and architecture of Manchester Cathedral. This work
describes the establishment of the chapel of the Manchester Regiment,
its destruction during World War II and its reconstruction [1998] |
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People,
Politics, Policies and Plans - The City Planning Process in Contemporary
Britain |
| Very interesting book considering
the current controversy about some of Manchester's most recent developments.
Written by Manchester planning practitioner, Ted Kitchen, about
what the planning process is actually like in Manchester. [1997] |
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Stott
and Sons - Architects of the Lancashire Cotton Mill |
| In the second half of the nineteenth
century Oldham became the major cotton spinning town in Britain
and architects from Oldham came to dominate the business of designing
cotton spinning mills in Lancashire. Roger Holden's book traces
the history of Stott and Sons, who were one of the oldest and most
prominent firms in the business. [1997] |
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Manchester
- 50 Years of Change |
| This work from Manchester city council
aims to maintain a planning archive to ensure that the history of
planning can be better told in the future. The work is illustrated
with photographs and illustrations from the past 50 years. [1995] |
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The Culture Industry - The Arts in Urban Regeneration |
| Derek Wynne's review of the arts
and cultural industries' policy and development within the UK. The
book includes an empirical case study of Manchester. [1992] |
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Walk Around Manchester Statues |
| Derek Brumhead's excellent architectural
walk around the city, looking at the many statues and their history.
[1990] |
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Victorian Manchester & Salford - The Living Past |
| excellent book with many monochrome
photographs of buildings and architecture. [1988] |
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Guide Across Manchester - A Tour of the City Centre Including
the Principal Streets and Their Buildings |
| Philip Atkins and Paul Daniels walking
guide for the North West Civic Society. [1987] |
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Art and Architecture in Victorian Manchester - Ten Illustrations
of Patronage and Practice |
| John H G Archer's work for the Manchester
University Press. [1985] |
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Working Class Housing in Nineteenth Century Manchester |
| Jacqueline Robert's 1983 study. [1983] |
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Manchester's Warehouses - Their History and Architecture |
| Very small book from Stephen Wilkinson.
[1982] |
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Continuing Conurbation - Change and Development in Greater Manchester |
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Liverpool Road Station, Manchester - Historical and Architectural
Survey |
| An architectural and historical
survey published in association with the Royal Commission on Historical
Monuments. Liverpool Road is the oldest surviving purpose-built
passenger railway station in Britain, having been built c.1830 as
the eastern terminus of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
[1980] |
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Views of the Ancient Buildings in Manchester |
| Highly collectable book, originally
published in 1823. Contains buildings drawn from nature by John
Ralston and on stone by A.Aglio, D.Dighton, J.D.Harding, GHarley
& J. Ralston. [1975] |
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Building Stones Guide to Central Manchester |
| IM Simpson and FM Broadhurst's study
for Univisty of Manchester's Department of Extra-mural Studys. [1975] |
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Abraham Moss Centre, Manchester |
| Part of the HMSO Building Bulletin
Series. [1973] |
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The
Buildings of England - South Lancashire |
| What was later to become the architectural
Bible, the South Lancashire edition of the 1969 Nickolaus Pevsner
architecture series looked at Manchester's buildings ranging from
the medieval cathedral and the great Gothic Town Hall, to imposing
factories and civic monuments. Towns such as Bury and Rochdale,
are also featured heavily. [1969] |
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Manchester Buildings |
| The first comprehensive guide to
the architecture of Manchester, compiled by members of the Manchester
Society of Architects. 60 pages with many black and white illustrations
and pull-out map at fronts. Highly collectable. [1966] |
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