Toast Rack (building)
| Hollings Building | |
|---|---|
The "Toast Rack" and "Poached Egg" | |
| Alternative names | The Toast Rack |
| General information | |
| Type | Academic (1960–2013) |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Fallowfield, Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°26′51″N 2°13′00″W / 53.4473854°N 2.2167121°W |
| Construction started | 1957 |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Inaugurated | 8 March 1962 |
| Renovated | 1994 |
| Owner | Estrela Properties Ltd |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | LC Howitt |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Hollings Building at Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Designated | 24 April 1998 |
| Reference no. | 1119722 |
The Toast Rack, formerly known as the Hollings Building, is a Modernist building in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. The building was completed in 1960 as the Domestic Trades College. It became part of Manchester Polytechnic then Manchester Metropolitan University until the closure of the "Hollings Campus" in 2013.
It was designed by the city architect, Leonard Cecil Howitt and is known as the Toast Rack due to its distinctive form, which reflects its use as a catering college.