Canada House, Manchester Explained

Canada House
Alternate Names:3 Chepstow Street
Mapframe:no
Building Type:Originally packing warehouse, now office
Architectural Style:Art Nouveau
Location Town:Manchester
Location Country:England, United Kingdom
Address:3 Chepstow Street
Manchester
M1 5FW
Current Tenants:Historic England, Puma, TMA, TBWA (and others)
Completion Date:1909
Architect:W & G Higginbottom

Canada House is an Art Nouveau-style office building on Chepstow Street in Manchester, England. Constructed originally as a packing warehouse, the building opened in 1909. Designed by local architects W & G Higginbottom (brothers Walter and George Harry Higginbottom), the building has features consistent with art nouveau and has a terracotta exterior.

Canada House is one of many warehouses in Manchester alongside Watts Warehouse, Asia House, India House and Churchgate House. Canada House is a Grade-II listed building.

The building was extensively renovated during the 1990s.[1] Tenants of Canada House include Historic England, who have their North West office in the building,[2] sportwear company Puma, and TMA.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Canada House . . 11 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120828064642/http://www.rogerstephenson-architects.com/portfolio/canada-house.html#description . 28 August 2012 . dead.
  2. News: Contact the North West Office . Historic England . 5 April 2023.
  3. News: Puma doubles Manchester office layout . Morgan Lovell . 9 April 2008 . 11 September 2012.