Manchester Civil Justice Centre

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Civil Justice Centre

The Civil Justice Centre seen from Hardman Square
Information
Location Spinningfields, Manchester, England
Coordinates 53°28′52″N, 2°15′09″W
Status Complete
Constructed 2007
Use Courts
Height
Roof 80m
Technical details
Floor count 17
Floor area 35,160m2
Cost £160million
Companies
Architect Denton Corker Marshall
Structural
Engineer		 Mott MacDonald
Contractor Bovis Lend Lease
Developer Allied London

The Manchester Civil Justice Centre is a building in Manchester, England. It houses the Manchester County Court and the Manchester District Registry of the High Court, as well as Manchester City Magistrates’ Family Courts, the District Probate Registry and the Regional and Area Offices of the Court Service.[1]

It was constructed between 2003 and 2007 and is located in the Spinningfields district to the west of Deansgate. The western side of the 80 m, 17 storey building faces the River Irwell, which marks the border between the cities of Manchester and Salford. It is currently the joint 6th tallest building in the city centre. The entrance to the building opens onto Bridge Street.

It was designed by Australian architects Denton Corker Marshall. The building is notable for the 'fingers' at each end that are cantilevered over the lower levels, and it is rumoured that Barrie Marshall sketched the entire building by hand and that very little has deviated from his drawings. On the western side is an 11,000 m² suspended glass wall, the largest in Europe. It is the first major complex of its sort in Britain since George Edmund Street's Royal Courts of Justice in London's Strand, completed in 1882.[2]

On January 18, 2007, during the Kyrill storm, several pieces of aluminium cladding were blown off the building, one of which struck a woman walking along Bridge Street. The road was cordoned off by police for several hours.[3]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Her Majesty's Court Service (22 October 2007). "Landmark Civil Court in North West opens for business" (doc). Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
  2. ^ What a perfect place to get divorced | Art & Architecture | guardian.co.uk Arts
  3. ^ Storms unleash trail of devastation - News - Manchester Evening News

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 53°28′52″N, 2°15′09″W

v • d • e
Buildings and structures in Manchester, England
Highrises/ Skyscrapers
Notable lowrises
Major railway stations
Major complexes
Sports venues
Sculptures
Bridges
Lists of buildings
  This Greater Manchester location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.