King Street is one of the most important thoroughfares of Manchester city centre, England. For much of the 20th century it was the centre of the north-westbanking industry but it has become progressively dominated by upmarket retail instead of large banks.
King Street, Manchester city centreThe original Manchester Town HallFormer Bank of England Building, King StreetLooking down King Street towards the River Irwell53 King Street, a Grade II Lloyd's Bank
King Street began in the 18th century at the Spring Gardens end when the Jacobite party in the town created James's Square and to the west of it a fine street. Beyond what is now Cross Street it was much narrower and one 18th-century building remains (a former District Bank). Further west beyond Deansgate is King Street West on a different alignment. By the 1970s, there was a clear demarcation between the eastern section of mainly financial and office buildings and the narrower section to the west a mostly upmarket shopping street (later pedestrianised). Subsequently, the eastern section had the monumental National Westminster Bank offices built at no. 55 and some years later further changes increasingly brought more upmarket retail. In 2008, the grand Midland Bank building of Edwin Lutyens was vacated by HSBC Bank.
Old Town Halledit
Manchester's original civic administration (a commission of police) was housed in the Police Office on King Street from 1772; it was near the junction with Deansgate and Police Street is so called because of it.[1] It was replaced by the first Town Hall, to accommodate the growing local government and its civic assembly rooms. The Town Hall, also located on King Street at the corner of Cross Street, was designed by Francis Goodwin and constructed during 1822–25, much of it by David Bellhouse. The building was designed in the Grecian style and Goodwin was strongly influenced by his patron John Soane. As the size and wealth of the city grew, largely as a result of the textile industry, its administration outstripped the existing facilities and a new building was proposed. The King Street building was subsequently occupied by a public library and then Lloyds Bank. The façade was removed to Heaton Park in 1912, when the current building was erected on the site (53 King Street).
Notable buildingsedit
Many notable buildings survive and are preserved in a conservation area. On King Street there are 11 buildings listed Grade II, two listed Grade II* and one Grade I; on King Street West is one at Grade II and on South King Street nearby three more at Grade II.[2]
53 King Street - Lloyds Bank (later Lloyds TSB, now a restaurant) by Charles Heathcote, (1913)
74 King Street - Northern Rock Building Society by Heathcote and Rawle, (1896)
76-80 King Street - Prudential Assurance Offices by Alfred Waterhouse, (1888)
35-37 King Street; a Georgian house built in 1736, it became Loyd Entwisle's bank in 1788 and under various names continued until it was incorporated into the National Westminster Bank; in the 1990s it was closed as a bank and converted into a shop[3]
The part west of Cross Street was already a shopping street in the early 20th century.
Roger Oldham's 1906 Manchester Alphabet booklet includes the following lines:
There's King Street And there's King Street South And also King Street West, They each of them begin with K, I know which I like the best-- The one in which the cake shop is-- Let's go inside and rest.[5]
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King Street is one of the most important thoroughfares of Manchester city centre England For much of the 20th century it was the centre of the north west banking industry but it has become progressively dominated by upmarket retail instead of large banks King Street Manchester city centreThe original Manchester Town HallFormer Bank of England Building King StreetLooking down King Street towards the River Irwell53 King Street a Grade II Lloyd s Bank Contents 1 History 1 1 Old Town Hall 2 Notable buildings 3 Shopping area 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editKing Street began in the 18th century at the Spring Gardens end when the Jacobite party in the town created James s Square and to the west of it a fine street Beyond what is now Cross Street it was much narrower and one 18th century building remains a former District Bank Further west beyond Deansgate is King Street West on a different alignment By the 1970s there was a clear demarcation between the eastern section of mainly financial and office buildings and the narrower section to the west a mostly upmarket shopping street later pedestrianised Subsequently the eastern section had the monumental National Westminster Bank offices built at no 55 and some years later further changes increasingly brought more upmarket retail In 2008 the grand Midland Bank building of Edwin Lutyens was vacated by HSBC Bank Old Town Hall edit Manchester s original civic administration a commission of police was housed in the Police Office on King Street from 1772 it was near the junction with Deansgate and Police Street is so called because of it 1 It was replaced by the first Town Hall to accommodate the growing local government and its civic assembly rooms The Town Hall also located on King Street at the corner of Cross Street was designed by Francis Goodwin and constructed during 1822 25 much of it by David Bellhouse The building was designed in the Grecian style and Goodwin was strongly influenced by his patron John Soane As the size and wealth of the city grew largely as a result of the textile industry its administration outstripped the existing facilities and a new building was proposed The King Street building was subsequently occupied by a public library and then Lloyds Bank The facade was removed to Heaton Park in 1912 when the current building was erected on the site 53 King Street Notable buildings editMany notable buildings survive and are preserved in a conservation area On King Street there are 11 buildings listed Grade II two listed Grade II and one Grade I on King Street West is one at Grade II and on South King Street nearby three more at Grade II 2 53 King Street Lloyds Bank later Lloyds TSB now a restaurant by Charles Heathcote 1913 74 King Street Northern Rock Building Society by Heathcote and Rawle 1896 76 80 King Street Prudential Assurance Offices by Alfred Waterhouse 1888 81 King Street Manchester Reform Club by Edward Salomons 1870 Listed Grade II 82 King Street Former Bank of England Manchester branch by C R Cockerell 1845 Listed Grade I 84 86 King Street Former Manchester and Salford Savings Bank by Richard Lane 1842 88 96 King Street Ship Canal House headquarters of the Manchester Ship Canal by Harry S Fairhurst 1927 98 King Street Atlas Chambers by Fairhurst and Michael Waterhouse 1929 100 King Street Midland Bank HSBC by Sir Edwin Lutyens 1929 No longer occupied by HSBC listed Grade II Shopping area edit nbsp 35 37 King Street a Georgian house built in 1736 it became Loyd Entwisle s bank in 1788 and under various names continued until it was incorporated into the National Westminster Bank in the 1990s it was closed as a bank and converted into a shop 3 King Street along with Bridge Street is considered Manchester s most upmarket shopping area it has included the Manchester branches of Hermes Whistles Gant Karen Millen King Street Grooming 4 Emporio Armani DKNY Diesel Timberland Calvin Klein Jeans Polo Ralph Lauren Max Mara T M Lewin Jaeger Cecil Gee Agent Provocateur Mulberry Thomas Pink Crombie However some of these are on Bridge Street to the south of King Street West citation needed The part west of Cross Street was already a shopping street in the early 20th century Roger Oldham s 1906 Manchester Alphabet booklet includes the following lines There s King Street And there s King Street South And also King Street West They each of them begin with K I know which I like the best The one in which the cake shop is Let s go inside and rest 5 See also editList of streets in ManchesterReferences edit Bradshaw L D 1985 Origins of Street Names in the City Centre of Manchester Radcliffe Neil Richardson pp 39 40 City Planning Department 1985 Manchester s Architectural Heritage Manchester City Council Nicholls Robert 2004 Curiosities of Greater Manchester Stroud Sutton ISBN 0 7509 3661 4 p 188 Robinson Jon 18 November 2021 The 25 major North West commercial property deals you shouldn t miss Business Live Retrieved 30 November 2021 Krieger Eric 1991 Manchester in Early Picture Postcards Tottington Printwise Publications ISBN 1 872226 04 3 p 11External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to King Street Manchester Listed buildings in Manchester by street K Downloadable map of the Conservation area King Street Manchester corporate website 53 28 52 N 2 14 45 W 53 48118 N 2 24582 W 53 48118 2 24582 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King Street Manchester amp oldid 1157677859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
