| Lawrence Buildings | |
|---|---|
 Lawrence Buildings, Mount Street | |
 Interactive map of Lawrence Buildings | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Location | 2 Mount Street,Manchester, M2 5WQ |
| Year built | 1874–76 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Sandstoneashlar |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Pennington and Bridgen |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Lawrence Buildings |
| Designated | 3 October 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1220257 |
Lawrence Buildings in Mount Street,Manchester, England, is aVictorian office block constructed for theInland Revenue in 1874–76 by Pennington and Bridgen in theGothic Revival style.[1] It is aGrade II* listed building as of 3 October 1974.[2]
The building is ofsandstoneashlar with a slate roof. Its skyline is dramatic, with "tourelles and slated spirelet, tall crocketed gable(s), low dormers and tall chimneys".[2] Heavily decorated, it displays a statue ofQueen Victoria beneath a canopy on the central front, together with a doorcase flanked by "a lion and a unicorn on pedestals, with an elaborate two-storeyoriel window above".[1]
Lawrence Buildings forms a group with St Andrew's Chambers, to the right, in a similar style.[2]
As of 2024[update], the ground floor is a café, and the remaining building, floors 1–5, are occupied by flexible office space company, incspaces.[3]
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