Mechanics' Institute, Manchester

Mechanics' Institute
Mechanics' Institute, Princess Street, Manchester
General information
Architectural style	Italian palazzo style
Address	103 Princess Street, Manchester, England
Year(s) built	1854
Design and construction
Architect(s)	J. E. Gregan
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	103, Princess Street
Designated	10 May 1972
Reference no.	1247391

The Mechanics' Institute, located at 103 Princess Street, Manchester, England, is notable as the building in which three significant British institutions were founded: the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). In the 1960s it was occupied by the Manchester College of Commerce. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 10 May 1972.^[1]