Basic Site Details | Name: | Chepstow House | | City or county: | Manchester | | Country: | England | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Chepstow House was built for Sam Mendel, one of the best known figures of his day on the Manchester Cotton Exchange. An entrepreneur and speculator, he dealt on an unprecedented scale, buying huge quantities of cloth and often holding futures contracts for months ahead, thus cornering whole sections of the market. Soon after this palatial new warehouse was completed Mendel’s business failed spectacularly. Mendel’s home, Manley Hall, a palatial Italianate house in Whalley Range, Manchester, was also sold with the collapse of his business and the contents, including a vast art collection was sold in a sale lasting 21 days in March 1875. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | House | | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Speakman & Charlesworth | | A | 1870 | 1874 | Completed by Speakman Son & Hickson which was the successor to the firm Speakman & Charlesworth. | | Walter Wood Robertson | | A | c. 1870 | | May have assisted on this job |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 4 April 1874 | | | p288 | | The Critic | 15 June 1872 | | | p259 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | | Sent October 2009 |
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