| Sunlight House | |
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Sunlight House |
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Location of Sunlight House within Greater Manchester
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art deco |
| Address | Quay Street, Manchester |
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| Completed | 1932 |
| Renovated | 1997 |
| Height | 135 feet (41 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 14 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Warner Estates |
| Architect | Joseph Sunlight |
Sunlight House is a Grade II listed art deco office building on Quay Street, Manchester, England.[1]
Built in 1932 by Joseph Sunlight, it is constructed of steel and concrete and clad in Portland stone.[1] On completion, at 14-stories and 135 feet (41 m), it was the city's tallest building.[2] Its art deco design, complete with mansard roofs make the building a rather distinctive feature in the city.
Sunlight House was used as the headquarters of Joseph Sunlight's property business, and was originally intended to be 30-stories. It was claimed to be Northern England's first skyscraper. This plan had to be scaled back when the plan was blocked by the city council. A further proposed 40-story extension in 1948 was never built.[3]
The building was renovated in 1997 when it was found that bolts holding the cladding had rusted through.[4] It now houses offices, shops and a health club. The health club features an original basement swimming pool.[2]
CIS bought Sunlight House from Gadaricus in 2002 for £27.5m. CIS later sold the building in 2005 to Warner Estate Holdings for £40m.[5]
The building is reputed to be haunted.[5]