| Holyoake House | |
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 Interactive map of the Holyoake House area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hanover Street,Manchester, M4 4AH |
| Coordinates | 53°29′11″N2°14′22″W / 53.486434°N 2.239353°W /53.486434; -2.239353 |
| Named for | George Holyoake |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Owner | Co-operatives UK |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Francis Eldred Lodge Harris |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Holyoake House |
| Designated | 20 June 1988 |
| Reference no. | 1291969 |
Holyoake House is a building in theNOMA district ofManchester, England, which was completed in 1911. Designed by F.E.L. Harris, it was built for theCo-operative Union in memory ofGeorge Holyoake. It is located alongside other listed buildings such as theCIS Tower,Hanover Building andRedfern Building and is owned byCo-operatives UK.
In 1906 the co-operative activistGeorge Jacob Holyoake died and the Co-operative Movement decided to commemorate him by building a permanent headquarters for theCo-operative Union. The building was designed by architect F. E. L. Harris, who had also designed the nearbyHanover Building in the year of Holyoake's death. It was erected in 1911[1] on Hanover Street[2] and named Holyoake House.[3] A plaque was erected outside the building dedicating the building to Holyoake's memory.
In addition toCo-operatives UK, Holyoake House is also home tothe Co-operative College, theAssociation of British Credit Unions (ABCUL),[4]Co-op News,[5] theWoodcraft Folk, which has sometimes identified itself as the youth wing of the co-operative movement, and the Manchester office ofThe Phone Co-op.
The building was extended in the 1930s,[3] and a training centre on the top floor was destroyed by anincendiary bomb in theManchester Blitz of 1940.[6] A collection of Holyoake's letters, papers and other writings are held in store in theNational Co-operative Archive, also housed in the building,[7] whilst the building itself received Grade IIlisted building status on 20 June 1988.[8][9]
