Gardens · North West England
Toast Rack
In or near Manchester.
Toast Rack — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Bob Harvey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Mauldeth Road · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Toast Rack in Manchester, the nearest railway station is Mauldeth Road, located 1.6 km away. The postcode for navigation is M14 6HH. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for accessibility information.
About
Toast Rack is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
Official information
Platt Hall is a creative space that serves as a community resource and historic landmark. It features a diverse collection of objects and artworks, including textiles and handicrafts, and hosts various community-driven projects and events.
From the Wikipedia article
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Manchester Metropolitan University left their Hollings campus in 2013 as they consolidated their facilities towards the city centre. The building was then put up for sale, being bought by developers for £4 million in 2014. There are plans to redevelop the building with flats, a leisure centre and a rooftop garden. In 2023 the Toast Rack and its adjacent buildings were put on the market with planning consent for a mixed-use development.
Architecture
The building's structure consists of a concrete frame with a brick infill on the bottom half of each storey. The building is seven storeys high and its hyperbolic paraboloid frame continues on the exterior, hence the toast rack comparison. Although the building's unorthodox form is playful, its tapering shape also helps to divide space into varying sizes for larger and smaller classes. A semi-circular restaurant block is attached to the west and is informally known as the "Poached Egg".
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4472, -2.2175
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M14 6HH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Rusholme
- Established
- 1960
- Nearest railway station
- Mauldeth Road — 1.6 km
- Official site
- www.platthall.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7811413 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Toast Rack (building) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Toast Rack?
- Toast Rack is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M14 6HH), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
- What is Toast Rack?
- Toast Rack — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Toast Rack?
- The nearest railway station is Mauldeth Road, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode M14 6HH.
- When was Toast Rack built?
- Built or established in 1960.
- Who owns Toast Rack?
- Toast Rack is owned by Estrela Properties Ltd.
- How do I get to Toast Rack?
- The nearest railway station is Mauldeth Road, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M14 6HH.