The Portico Library

The Portico Library
The Portico Library
General information
Location57 Mosley Street,
Manchester, M2 3HY
Coordinates53°28′47″N 2°14′25″W / 53.47972°N 2.24028°W / 53.47972; -2.24028
Year(s) built1802 and 1806
Website
theportico.org.uk
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameThe Portico Library
and The Bank Public House
Designated25 February 1952
Reference no.1197930

The Portico Library, The Portico or Portico Library and Gallery on Mosley Street in Manchester, England, is an independent subscription library designed in the Greek Revival style by Thomas Harrison of Chester and built between 1802 and 1806. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, having been designated on 25 February 1952, and has been described as "the most refined little building in Manchester".