Westminster House, Manchester

Westminster House, Manchester
Westminster House, Manchester
	Westminster House
	Westminster House Location within Greater Manchester
General information
Address	Portland Street, Manchester
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	53.4796°N 2.2364°W
Completed	1973
Design and construction
Architect	Fitzroy Robinson & Partners

Westminster House is a commercial facility on Portland Street, Manchester.

History

The building, which was designed by Fitzroy Robinson & Partners and built at the cost of £4.5 million (£38,030,000 as of 2020),[1] was completed in 1973.[2] It served as the headquarters of Greater Manchester County Council from the council's formation in 1974 until its abolition in 1986.[3][4] However the full county council would meet at Manchester Town Hall.[5] The building, which was originally referred to as County Hall, was sold to Parc Securities in 1988[5] and to County Hall Properties in 1990.[5] It was renamed Westminster House in the 1990s and extensively refurbished in 2016.[6]

References

UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
"Westminster House - Portland Street". Manchester History. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
"Greater Manchester". The Times. 7 November 1975.
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Metropolitan Rochdale Official Guide. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Limited. p. 65.
"End of the metropolitan line: County councils face an uncertain future". The Independent. 13 August 1992. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
"Styles&Wood wins £17.7m contract to refurbish Westminster House on Portland Street, Manchester". Manchester Evening News. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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[inflation-UK-1] UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[2] "Westminster House - Portland Street". Manchester History. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[3] "Greater Manchester". The Times. 7 November 1975.

[4] Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Metropolitan Rochdale Official Guide. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Limited. p. 65.

[inde-5] "End of the metropolitan line: County councils face an uncertain future". The Independent. 13 August 1992. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[6] "Styles&Wood wins £17.7m contract to refurbish Westminster House on Portland Street, Manchester". Manchester Evening News. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2019.