The Rylands Building is a Grade II listed building and former department store on Market Street in Manchester, England.[2] It is situated in the Smithfield conservation area, which was known for its markets and textile warehouses,[3] close to the Piccadilly area of Manchester city centre.
The building was originally built as a warehouse by J. Gerrard & Sons of Swinton for the Rylands textile company (Rylands & Sons Ltd) which was founded by the entrepreneur John Rylands. That firm had occupied warehouses in High Street ever since 1822; its west-facing side is on High Street.[4] The building was designed by the eminent Manchester architects, Fairhursts (Harry S. & P. G. Fairhurst), in an Art Deco style. It is clad in Portland stone and features a decorative corner tower and eclectic 'zig zag' window lintels. The work was completed in 1932.[5]
Department storeedit
Following a fire in 1957 which destroyed the premises of Paulden's Department Store in All Saints, the company acquired the Rylands warehouse building and converted it to a store. This was then a direct rival to the Lewis's store, on the opposite side of Market Street. In 1973 Debenhams, the owner of Paulden's rebranded the store in their name. It remained Debenhams until its closure in 2021, outlasting other Manchester department stores including Lewis's, Affleck & Brown and C&A.[6]
Redevelopmentedit
In 2023, the developer AM Alpha published plans to redevelop the Rylands Building to provide office, retail, and leisure spaces, as well as a four storey roof-top extension. The plans by Jeffrey Bell Architects were approved by Manchester City Council in May 2021[7] and construction is expected to complete in 2025.[1]
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rylands, building, confused, with, john, rylands, research, institute, library, grade, listed, building, former, department, store, market, street, manchester, england, situated, smithfield, conservation, area, which, known, markets, textile, warehouses, close. Not to be confused with John Rylands Research Institute and Library The Rylands Building is a Grade II listed building and former department store on Market Street in Manchester England 2 It is situated in the Smithfield conservation area which was known for its markets and textile warehouses 3 close to the Piccadilly area of Manchester city centre Rylands BuildingThe Rylands Building from Piccadilly GardensGeneral informationTypeWarehouse 1932 1957 Department store 1957 2021 Architectural styleArt DecoLocationManchester Greater Manchester England United KingdomAddress109 127 Market Street Manchester M60 1TACompleted1932Technical detailsFloor count10Floor area500 000 sq ft 46 000 m2 1 Design and constructionArchitect s Fairhursts Harry S amp P G Fairhurst DesignationsListed Building Grade IIOfficial nameRylands Building Debenhams Designated5 June 1994Reference no 1219831 Contents 1 History 1 1 Warehouse 1 2 Department store 1 3 Redevelopment 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editWarehouse edit The building was originally built as a warehouse by J Gerrard amp Sons of Swinton for the Rylands textile company Rylands amp Sons Ltd which was founded by the entrepreneur John Rylands That firm had occupied warehouses in High Street ever since 1822 its west facing side is on High Street 4 The building was designed by the eminent Manchester architects Fairhursts Harry S amp P G Fairhurst in an Art Deco style It is clad in Portland stone and features a decorative corner tower and eclectic zig zag window lintels The work was completed in 1932 5 Department store edit Following a fire in 1957 which destroyed the premises of Paulden s Department Store in All Saints the company acquired the Rylands warehouse building and converted it to a store This was then a direct rival to the Lewis s store on the opposite side of Market Street In 1973 Debenhams the owner of Paulden s rebranded the store in their name It remained Debenhams until its closure in 2021 outlasting other Manchester department stores including Lewis s Affleck amp Brown and C amp A 6 Redevelopment edit In 2023 the developer AM Alpha published plans to redevelop the Rylands Building to provide office retail and leisure spaces as well as a four storey roof top extension The plans by Jeffrey Bell Architects were approved by Manchester City Council in May 2021 7 and construction is expected to complete in 2025 1 In popular culture editThe Rylands Building can be seen in the background of L S Lowry s 1954 painting Piccadilly Gardens 8 9 See also edit nbsp Greater Manchester portalListed buildings in Manchester M60References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Debenhams Market Street Manchester a b GALLERY Sneak peek of Manchester s Rylands revival Place North West 3 April 2023 Retrieved 4 April 2023 Rylands Building Debenhams Manchester British Listed Buildings Smithfield Conservation Area History Manchester City Council Farnie D A 1993 John Rylands of Manchester Manchester John Rylands University Library of Manchester ISBN 0 86373 116 3 p 83 Hartwell Clare 2001 Manchester Pevsner Architectural Guides Penguin Books pp 11 253 ISBN 0 14 071131 7 pp 169 171 Debenhams Manchester Retrieved 20 November 2012 Planning Application Summary Manchester City Council Retrieved 4 April 2023 Piccadilly Gardens Art UK artuk org Retrieved 7 August 2021 Bradburn Jean amp John 15 January 2016 Central Manchester Through Time Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN 978 1 4456 4954 2 Retrieved 7 August 2021 53 28 56 N 2 14 19 W 53 4823 N 2 2386 W 53 4823 2 2386 nbsp This article about a Greater Manchester building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rylands Building amp oldid 1209810978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
