Watts Warehouse

Watts Warehouse
Britannia Hotel (formerly Watts Warehouse)
General information
Architectural styleWholesale warehouse in eclectic Venetian Palazzo style
Town or cityManchester
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53°28′44″N 2°14′14″W / 53.47895°N 2.237286°W / 53.47895; -2.237286
Construction started1851
Completed1856
Cost£100,000
Design and construction
Architect(s)Travis & Magnell
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameBritannia Hotel
Designated25 February 1952
Reference no.1246952

Watts Warehouse is a large, ornate Victorian Grade II* listed building standing on Portland Street in the centre of Manchester, England. It opened in 1856 as a textile warehouse for the wholesale drapery business of S & J Watts, and was the largest single-occupancy textile warehouse in Manchester. Today the building is part of the Britannia Hotels chain.