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Heron
House
   Heron House was
designed by Leach Rhodes Walker and built between 1979
and 1982. It runs along the side of Albert
Square, opposite the Town Hall, between Lloyd Street
and Brazennose Street. It is the home of the
City Registrar's Office. A "Slug and Lettuce"
restaurant occupies the street level arcade.
    ******************* Prior to the building of Heron House, Queen Street ran from Deansgate into Albert Square. Heron House now sits astride the route of the former Queen Street and extends from Lloyd Street to Brazennose Street. You can see the buildings that occupied the site in the 1940s in the image below.  The image below shows the block between Queen Street and Brazennose Street.  Before the block
between Queen Street and Lloyd Street was
demolished, it was occupied by Henry Marriott
& Co Limited, Lining Manufacturer.
 The sketch below, based on a map dated 1886, shows both buildings. As you can see, at that time, one building was a packing warehouse and the other Henry Blacklock's Printers.  |