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The Manchester Assize Courts
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Other Information
- This was Waterhouse's first major commission. Others include the Natural History Museum and a planned Central Criminal Court building in London twice the size.
- The Manchester Assize Courts was effectively part of a law and order campus that included the next door Strangeways Jail that Waterhouse had also designed.
- The building was a bombed out shell at the end of World War 2 and knocked down in the 1950s.
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If your company has been involved with the Design/Build, Supply or Maintenance of this building please submit your details. - Architect
- Alfred Waterhouse
 Reference Data
- Reference No.
- 5111
- First Uploaded
- 06-12-2006
- Last Editorial Date
- 08-11-2014
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- Address
- Ducie Street, Manchester. M3
- Council
- Manchester City Council
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Country
- United Kingdom
View in Google Maps - Status
- Demolished
- Proposal date
- 1858
- Construction start date
- 1859
- Completion date
- 1864
- Demolition Date
- 1957
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Pinnacle Height (AGL)
- 278.87
- Pinnacle Type
- Spire
- Roof Height (AGL)
- 262.47 *
- Total Floors (O.G)
- 7
 Market Data
- Primary Use
- Government
- Secondary Use
- Clock Tower
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