manchester tourist guide history
Wednesday, 30th July 2003
Packaging WarehousesA late C19, early C20 development was the huge packing warehouse. Instead of sole occupancy these were split between several companies. Here 'finished cloth went to a packing warehouse for quality control, making into a piece, labelling and baling for shipment and storage before it was ready for export.' (Nick Dixon 1997). Typically terracotta or Portland stone, packing warehouses are monumental structures. St James' House, pictured, has a Baroque facade of Portland Stone. It was built in 1912 for the Calico Printer's Association and contained over 1000 rooms. Round the back there is a functional grid of concrete and glass. Oxford Road, Great Bridgewater Street and Whitworth Street are filled with these edifices.
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