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Daily Express Building, Manchester
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The Daily Express Building, located on Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, England, is a Grade II* listed building which was designed by engineer Sir Owen Williams. It was built in 1939 to house one of three Daily Express offices; the other two similar buildings are located in London and Glasgow.
Front façade visible from Great Ancoats Street
Front façade visible from Great Ancoats Street
Express Building roof detail
Express Building roof detail
Owen Williams (engineer)
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Sir Evan Owen Williams was an English engineer and architect, known for being the principal engineer for the original Wembley Stadium, and later Gravelly Hill Interchange as well as a number of key modernist buildings, including the Express Building in Manchester and the D10 and D6 Buildings at the Boots Factory Site in Nottingham.
Boots D10 Building in Nottingham, built 1930–32 (Grade I listed in 1971)
Boots D10 Building in Nottingham, built 1930–32 (Grade I listed in 1971)
Express Building, Manchester, built 1936–39, considered Williams finest architectural work (Grade II* listed in 1974)
Express Building, Manchester, built 1936–39, considered Williams finest architectural work (Grade II* listed in 1974)
Palace of Industry Building in London, first major public building in Britain where concrete was used for the exterior
Palace of Industry Building in London, first major public building in Britain where concrete was used for the exterior