Lunchtime Model Tour and Oxford Road
1pm - 2pm
Thursday 18 June
£10 only
Architectural models. I love ‘em. There are presently some very fine ones on display in the Manchester School of Architecture until Friday. These are cutaway models of 19th century buildings from Manchester and Berlin. They make up an exhibition curated by Eamonn Canliffe about German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel's visit to Manchester in 1826. Most of the buildings in the exhibition are still with us such as Murrays Mills. The one that’s gone is St Matthew's Church in Castlefield (see pictures below), which was needlessly and recklessly demolished in the 1950s. Its replacement is a particularly unattractive office block.
Schinkel was one of the greatest of the early 19th-century architects responsible for classical masterpieces such as the Altes Museum on Museum Island in Berlin. He came to Britain with his friend Peter Beuth on a "a discreet spying trip" at the request of the Prussian King. Beuth was interested in the industrial processes which is probably why they visited Ancoats. Schinkel wrote ‘Here are buildings seven to eight storeys, as high and as big as the Royal Palace in Berlin’. I recommend a brief visit to the exhibition where you can also take a look at proposals from students at the School of Architecture students proposals for former Chorlton Police Station. They are very creative.
I want to conduct an hour tour this Thursday, starting at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel from 1pm and taking the short walk down to the School of Architecture taking in some of the history and buildings in the area.
We’ll have a look at the exhibition and I’ll describe the models on display.
Meet: Kimpton Clockowter Hotel, Oxford Road, M60 7HA
Finish: Manchester School of Architecture, Oxford Road, M1 &ED
Duration: One hour
Fully accessible.
Totally fascinating.
Book ahead to be absolutely certain of a ticket otherwise turn up and pay on the day.
Not all tours will be led by Jonathan Schofield.
Schinkel was one of the greatest of the early 19th-century architects responsible for classical masterpieces such as the Altes Museum on Museum Island in Berlin. He came to Britain with his friend Peter Beuth on a "a discreet spying trip" at the request of the Prussian King. Beuth was interested in the industrial processes which is probably why they visited Ancoats. Schinkel wrote ‘Here are buildings seven to eight storeys, as high and as big as the Royal Palace in Berlin’. I recommend a brief visit to the exhibition where you can also take a look at proposals from students at the School of Architecture students proposals for former Chorlton Police Station. They are very creative.
I want to conduct an hour tour this Thursday, starting at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel from 1pm and taking the short walk down to the School of Architecture taking in some of the history and buildings in the area.
We’ll have a look at the exhibition and I’ll describe the models on display.
Meet: Kimpton Clockowter Hotel, Oxford Road, M60 7HA
Finish: Manchester School of Architecture, Oxford Road, M1 &ED
Duration: One hour
Fully accessible.
Totally fascinating.
Book ahead to be absolutely certain of a ticket otherwise turn up and pay on the day.
Not all tours will be led by Jonathan Schofield.