It is yet another plan for yet another high-rise block in Manchester city centre. But this time a Grade II listed building would have to be demolished.
Reedham House, which dates from 1849, was once a showroom for horse-drawn carriages manufactured in a building behind it. With its classical design it fits perfectly into the Parsonage Gardens Conservation Area, close to the River Irwell.
But it could play a significant part in halting the relentless march of new tower blocks either side of the river after plans were put forward to tear down the building and replace it with a 14-storey block. The Victorian Society see the saving of the building as a test case for the way the twin cities of Manchester and Salford grow.
