Dover Street Building &  Carys Bannister Building



The distinctive pyramidal tower on Dover Street surmounts the former Manchester High School for Girls.  The tower mirrors Waterhouse's University buildings and Worthington's Nicholl's Hospital.  The High School for Girls was designed in 1881 by Mills and Murgatroyd, the architects of the Royal Exchange.





Today it is known as the Dover Street Building of the University of Manchester.  It is home to the Well-Being Room and the Dover Street Building CafĂ©.

The blue plaque below is attached to the front of the Dover Street Building.








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Attached to the Dover Building is this white concrete and brick "extension" designed by Cruikshank and Seward and built in 1966-67.  At one point it was the Social Science and Economics Building for the University of Manchester.  In May of 2010 it appears to be empty awaiting refurbishment.  A planning permission letter is attached to the front door outlining the proposal.












Below the Carys Bannister Building in April 2012