Latitude: 53.4771 / 53°28'37"N
Longitude: -2.2404 / 2°14'25"W
OS Eastings: 384140
OS Northings: 397849
OS Grid: SJ841978
Mapcode National: GBR DKJ.KJ
Mapcode Global: WHB9G.KVCR
Plus Code: 9C5VFQG5+VR
Entry Name: Basil House
Listing Date: 6 June 1994
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1246956
English Heritage Legacy ID: 456055
Also known as: 105-107 Portland Street
ID on this website: 101246956
Location: City Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1
County: Manchester
Electoral Ward/Division: City Centre
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Manchester
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Manchester St Ann
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Building
MANCHESTER
SJ8497NW PORTLAND STREET 698-1/32/308 (South East side) Nos.105 AND 107 Basil House
GV II
Manufacturers' home trade warehouse, now club, offices etc. c.1870-80. Probably iron-framed, with cladding of red brick, sandstone dressings and slate roof. Rectangular plan, with loading at rear. Eclectic style. Five storeys over basement, 6 bays, with stone banding and bracketed cornice to ground floor, simple pilasters with some stone bands to next 3 floors, moulded sill-band to slightly set back top floor, stepped frieze and cornice, and 2 panelled chimneys with segmental-pedimented caps. Ground floor has segmental-headed doorway to 4th bay, with heavily enriched pilastered surround and frieze with attached lettering "BASIL HOUSE", former doorway to 1st bay (altered as window) with similar surround, a single-light window to the left of this, and coupled square-headed windows over cellar openings in the other bays; 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors have coupled windows with ornamented stone panels between the floors, those at 1st floor with cornices and those at 3rd floor segmental-headed with keystones and impost bands; top floor has smaller coupled windows and single-light window to left. Interior not inspected. Forms group with No.103 to left, and with Nos 109 and 111, and 113 to 119 to right, together comprising a complete block of former warehouses.
Listing NGR: SJ8414097849
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