50 Newton Street, Art Nouveau warehouse in Northern Quarter, Manchester, England.
Description
50 Newton Street is a six-story warehouse designed in Art Nouveau style, featuring curved lines, organic shapes, and detailed decorative elements across its facade. The building shows characteristic features of this design movement with ornate window frames and decorative details at corners and edges.
History
The building was constructed between 1906 and 1908 by Charles Clegg & Son on the site of a hat factory that had burned down. This reconstruction shows how quickly Manchester's industrial areas were rebuilt and redesigned in the early 1900s.
Culture
The name Newton Street reflects Manchester's scientific and industrial heritage from earlier centuries. Today it stands as part of a protected cluster of buildings that shows visitors how merchants and manufacturers built their workplaces with great care and attention to style.
Practical
The building sits in Manchester's Northern Quarter, a lively neighborhood with galleries, shops, and cafes nearby. The area is easy to walk through and offers plenty of opportunities to explore the surroundings while visiting the street.
Did you know?
The structure was designed in Free Baroque style, a less common variation of Art Nouveau that blends organic forms with baroque elements. This mix makes it an unusual example of design from that era in Manchester.
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