Charles Heathcote
Charles Henry Heathcote (2 April 1850 – 16 January 1938) 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.
Charles Heathcote

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- Name
- Charles Heathcote
- Birth Name
- Charles Henry Heathcote
- Born
- 2 April 1850
- Birthplace
- Manchester, England
- Died
- 16 January 1938
- Place of death
- Bournemouth, England
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- 107 Piccadilly
- Languages
- English
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Charles Henry Heathcote (2 April 1850 – 16 January 1938) 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.
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Heathcote built city centre buildings such as Parr's Bank (1902) on York Street, the Eagle Star Building (1911) on Cross Street, Lloyds Bank (1915) on King Street, and the earlier 107 Piccadilly textile warehouse (1899). 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. • Illustration — Eagle Insurance Building, Manchester • Illustration — 107 Piccadilly
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• Name — Charles Heathcote • Birth Name — Charles Henry Heathcote • Born — 2 April 1850 • Birthplace — Manchester, England • Died — 16 January 1938 • Place of death — Bournemouth, England • Significant Buildings — 107 Piccadilly (1899), Piccadilly Parr's Bank (1902), York Street Eagle Star Building (1911), Cross Street Lloyds Bank (1915), King Street • Significant Projects — Trafford Park, Trafford
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Listed buildings at Grade II* and Grade II: • 53 King Street, Lloyds Bank, 1915 (later Lloyds TSB, now a restaurant) • Northern Rock Insurance, corner of Cross Street and King Street, 1895 • Eagle Insurance Building, 68 Cross Street, 1911 • Anglia House, 86 Cross Street, 1904 • Royal London House, 188–202 Deansgate, 1904 • Onward Buildings, 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 Parr's Bank, Grade II*) • Joshua Hoyle Building, 50 Piccadilly, 1904 Other • Dental Hospital, Oxford Road, University of Manchester, 1908 • 7–9 Piccadilly, with W. A. Thomas, 1910 (demolished) Heathcote & Rawle Grade II listed • Alliance House, 28–34 Cross Street, 1901 • Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank, 43–45 Spring Gardens, 1890
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- 1.Cocks, Harry. Public sculpture of Greater Manchester. Liverpool University Press. 448. 2004. 0-85323-567-8.
- 2.[http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Architecture/Manchester-Architecture-part-three_10810.asp ]
- 3.1291610. Former Lloyds Bank.
- 4.1197939. No. 74, King Street. yes.
- 5.1209494. Eagle House. yes.
- 6.1197768. Anglia House. yes.
- 7.1200852. Royal London House. yes.
- 8.Manchesterhistory.net. The Onward Building.
- 9.1210092. Onward Buildings. yes.
- 10.1246944. 107, Piccadilly. yes.
- 11.1254676. 47, Spring Gardens. yes.
- 12.Later National Westminster Bank and now converted to other uses
- 13.1255042. Former National Westminster Bank on corner at junction with Spring Gardens. yes.
- 14.British Listed Buildings. Joshua Hoyle Building, Including Roby House – Manchester – Manchester – England.
- 15.1271127. Joshua Hoyle Building, including Roby House. yes.
- 16.1254639. Former Department of Metallurgy, University of Manchester, and attached railings. yes.
- 17.Architects of Greater Manchester 1800–1940. Ceylon Tea House 7 & 9 Piccadilly. Manchester Victorian Architects.
- 18.1209486. Alliance House. yes.
- 19.Manchester2002-uk.com. Manchester Buildings and the Architects who built Manchester?.
- 20.1254639. 43 and 45, Spring Gardens. yes.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Hartwell, Clare. Manchester. Yale University Press. 2001. 0-300-09666-6.
- Parkinson-Bailey, John J. Manchester: An Architectural History. Manchester University Press. 2000. 978-0-71905-606-2.
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