Gardens · West Midlands
Manchester Athenaeum
Manchester Athenaeum — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Paul Gillett — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Manchester Athenaeum is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Athenaeum on Princess Street in Manchester, England, now part of Manchester Art Gallery, was originally a club built for the Manchester Athenaeum, a society for the "advancement and diffusion of knowledge", in 1837. The society, founded in 1835, met in the adjacent Royal Manchester Institution until funds had been raised for the building. The society survived financial difficulties to become the centre for Manchester's literary life. It ceased operations in 1938. Sir Charles Barry designed the Athenaeum building in the Italian palazzo style, the first such building in the city. Manchester Corporation acquired the building in 1938. In 2002 Manchester Art Gallery was extended by Hopkins Architects following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions to take in the Athenaeum. It is linked to the art gallery by a glass atrium. The Athenaeum was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1974.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
Sir Charles Barry, who designed the Royal Manchester Institution in the Greek Revival style, designed the Athenaeum in the Italian palazzo style, the first such building in the city. The building is constructed of sandstone ashlar under a slate roof on a rectangular plan and originally had two storeys and a basement. It has a symmetrical nine-window façade with raised rusticated quoins at the corners and an inscribed frieze under a prominent mutuled cornice. The inscriptions on the frieze are, "INSTUTVTED MDCCCXXXV ATHENAEUM ERECTED MDCCCXXXVIII" and "FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND DIFFVSION OF KNOWLEDGE". The building's interior was damaged by fire in 1874 and was remodelled and an attic floor…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4786, -2.2414
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M2 3JL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Central
- Phone
- +44 161 235 8888
- Established
- 1837
- Opening
- Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- manchesterartgallery.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q6747276 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Manchester Athenaeum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Manchester Athenaeum?
- Manchester Athenaeum is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M2 3JL), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
- When was Manchester Athenaeum built?
- Built or established in 1837.
- Is Manchester Athenaeum free to visit?
- Yes, Manchester Athenaeum is free to enter.
- How do I get to Manchester Athenaeum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode M2 3JL. It sits within the Manchester Central parliamentary constituency.