![]() It was further extended along Whitworth Street by Stanley Birkett in 1932. It was extended, with a 217-foot (66 m) tower, along Oxford Street by his son Paul Waterhouse between 1910–1912. The ground floor was one enormous open business hall. The inside was of Burmantofts faience and glazed brick. The first phase of the Grade II* listed red brick and terracotta building was designed for the Refuge Assurance Company by Alfred Waterhouse and built between 1891–1895. The building was originally constructed in segments from 1891 to 1932 as the Refuge Assurance Building. ![]() ![]() The Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is a historic commercial building, now a hotel, at the corner of Oxford Street and Whitworth Street in Manchester, England. Originally offices for Refuge Assurance Hotel since 1989Īlfred Waterhouse, Paul Waterhouse, Stanley Birkett Oxford Street façade with clock tower in 2021 ![]()
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