panelling. The general finishing to the important offices is in mahogany, the chairman’s room being panelled in walnut.
The same qualities of efficient planning are present in two other buildings designed by the same architect, namely, Blackfriars House and a new block of offices at the junction of Concert Lane and Chancery Lane. The former is distinguished for a
very elegant treatment of a great semi-circular bay, extending for six storeys of the building. The illustration shows a highly interesting grouping of architectural features; the lateral projections of the longer facade close it in admirably, while the grand cornice with its attic above, and especially marked storey beneath, form a most satisfactory terminal to the structure. It is noteworthy that the group of mouldsnip CANAL HOUSE, KING STREET, MANCHESTER.
Harky S. Fairhurst, F. R. I. B. A., Architect.
The same qualities of efficient planning are present in two other buildings designed by the same architect, namely, Blackfriars House and a new block of offices at the junction of Concert Lane and Chancery Lane. The former is distinguished for a
very elegant treatment of a great semi-circular bay, extending for six storeys of the building. The illustration shows a highly interesting grouping of architectural features; the lateral projections of the longer facade close it in admirably, while the grand cornice with its attic above, and especially marked storey beneath, form a most satisfactory terminal to the structure. It is noteworthy that the group of mouldsnip CANAL HOUSE, KING STREET, MANCHESTER.
Harky S. Fairhurst, F. R. I. B. A., Architect.