Charles Heathcote

Charles H. Heathcote (1850–1938)[1] was a British architect who practised in Manchester. He was articled to the church architects Charles Hansom, of Clifton, Bristol. He was awarded the RI Medal of Merit in 1868, and started his own practice in 1872.

For the British Army officer, see Charles Edensor Heathcote. For the English barrister and tennis player, see Charles Gilbert Heathcote.

Charles Heathcote
Born1850
Died1938
NationalityEnglish
OccupationArchitect
Buildings107 Piccadilly (1899) Piccadilly
Parrs Bank (1902) York Street
Eagle Star Building (1911), Cross Street
Lloyds Bank (1915), King Street
ProjectsTrafford Park, Trafford

Heathcote built city centre buildings such as Parrs Bank (1902), York Street, the Eagle Star Building (1911), Cross Street, Lloyds Bank (1915), King Street, and the earlier 107 Piccadilly textile warehouse (1899).[2] He helped plan the Trafford Park industrial estate, working for British Westinghouse and the Ford Motor Company. He designed 15 warehouses for the Manchester Ship Canal Company. He also worked on the buildings for Richard Lane's Cheadle Royal Lunatic Asylum[1]

Eagle Insurance Building, Manchester
107 Piccadilly

Buildings

Grade 2 listed

  • 53 King Street, Lloyds Bank, 1915. (now Lloyds TSB).
  • Northern Rock Insurance, corner Cross Street & King Street, 1895.
  • Eagle Insurance, 68 Cross Street, 1911.
  • Anglia House, 86 Cross Street, 1904.
  • Royal London House, 202 Deansgate, 1904.
  • Onward Buildings,[3] 205–209 Deansgate, 1903–05.
  • 107 Piccadilly for Sparrow Hardwick & Company, 1898 (now an Abode Hotel).
  • Commercial Union Buildings, 47 Spring Gardens, 1881–82.
  • 1–3 York Street, corner of Spring Gardens, 1902 (formerly Parrs Bank,[4]).
  • Joshua Hoyle Building,[5] 50 Piccadilly, 1904.

Other

Heathcote & Rawle Grade 2 listed

  • Alliance House, 28–34 Cross Street, 1901.
  • Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank, 43–45 Spring Gardens, 1890.[6]
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See also

References
  1. Cocks, Harry; Wyke, Terry (2004), Public sculpture of Greater Manchester, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, p. 448, ISBN 0-85323-567-8
  2. Archived 26 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "The Onward Building". Manchesterhistory.net. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. Later National Westminster Bank and now converted to other uses
  5. "Joshua Hoyle Building, Including Roby House – Manchester – Manchester – England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. "Manchester Buildings and the Architects who built Manchester?". Manchester2002-uk.com. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

Further reading
  • Hartwell, Clare (2001). Manchester. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09666-6.
  • Parkinson-Bailey, John J. (2000). Manchester: An Architectural History. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-71905-606-2.
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