Stephen Joseph Studio

Stephen Joseph Studio
Former names German Protestant Church, Greenheys
General information
Architectural style Neo-Gothic
Location Chorlton on Medlock
Coordinates 53°27′49.46″N 2°14′3.73″W / 53.4637389°N 2.2343694°W / 53.4637389; -2.2343694Coordinates: 53°27′49.46″N 2°14′3.73″W / 53.4637389°N 2.2343694°W / 53.4637389; -2.2343694
Construction started 1871 (?)
Completed Prior to 1895[1]
Owner University of Manchester

The Stephen Joseph Studio, also known as the German Protestant Church, Greenheys, is part of the University of Manchester,[2] and is in the old district of Greenheys, Manchester, England. It used to lie on Wright Street (off Ducie Street),[1] a street which no longer exists (redeveloped ca. 1955). It is located at grid reference SJ845963.[1] It was founded before 1895,[1] probably in 1853.[3] It was mentioned in the Manchester Directory for 1858 with the pastor's name of H. E. Marotsky (Hermann Eduard Marotsky): it should not be confused with the German Church in John Dalton Street, established by Joseph Steinthal in 1854 (N.B. Frangopulo (1962) p. 116 gives a date of 1871, perhaps the date of this building). It was first occupied by the university in 1949 and had various uses before its use by the Department of Drama.[4]

The main entrance lies on the west side of the building, with a side entrance on the north. The east side features a rose window. The building houses seven lecture rooms, with space for up to 179 students.[5] It is named after Stephen Joseph, the pioneer of theatre in the round. Since the late 1970s the Mansfield Cooper Building has stood to the south-west.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wright St German Protestant, Greenheys". Genuki. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  2. ↑ "University of Manchester, Directorate of Estates, Building list". Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  3. ↑ Coates (1991)
  4. ↑ Hartwell (2001). Manchester. p. 119. ISBN 0-300-09666-6.
  5. ↑ University of Manchester — Directorate of Estates. "Catalogue of Central Teaching and Meeting Rooms — Stephen Joseph". Retrieved 2008-03-22.
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