competition for Assize Courts Building, Manchester - design by Alfred Waterhouse, 1859
Location:
Great Ducie Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Architect:
winning design by Alfred Waterhouse, of London
Client or Owner:
not listed
Type of Content:
announcement of prize winners, and detailed architectural description of winning design by Waterhouse, to be "Gothic in style"
Length of Article:
550 w.; + lengthy article on the exhibition of all 109 entries 4,800 w.; + detailed description of the winning design by Waterhouse; + lengthy criticism and analysis of the winning design 750 w.; + exterior perspective
Source:
The Builder, Vol. 17, 23 April 1859, p. 286-87; 30 April 1859, p. 289-90; + floor plan p. 296; + criticism 7 May 1859, p. 318; + full page illus. plate 14 May 1859, p. 329
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