The
Renold Building - University of Manchester, UK
Architect
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W. A. Gibbon of
Cruickshank & Seward |
Date Built
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November of 1962 |
Location
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University of
Manchester -- northern campus (former UMIST)
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Description
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The building is made up of a 2 storey
base and a 6 storey tower which has a glass
enclosed external stairwell. The building
has 21 lecture halls, the largest of which
accommodates 500 students.
The building is named after Sir Charles Renold
an engineer and at one time Vice President of
Manchester College of Science and Technology,
which later became UMIST. His father was
the Swiss born engineer Hans Renold who founded
the Manchester manufacturing company Renold
Chains & Gears. |
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