The Stephen Joseph Studio is a former German Protestant Church, now part of the University of Manchester,[2] in Greenheys, Manchester, England. It used to lie on Wright Street (off Ducie Street),[1] a street which no longer exists (grid reference SJ845963).[1] It was mentioned in the Manchester Directory for 1858, with the pastor's name 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.[3] It was first occupied by the university in 1949 and had various uses before its use by the Department of Drama.[4]
| Stephen Joseph Studio | |
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| Former names | German Protestant Church, Greenheys |
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| 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 |
| Construction started | 1871 (?) |
| Completed | Prior to 1895[1] |
| Owner | University of Manchester |
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
Sources
- Coates, Su (=S. D. F. Thomas) (1991) "Manchester's German Gentlemen ... 1840-1920" in: Manchester Region History Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 1991/2; pp. 24
- Williams, Bill (1976) The Making of Manchester Jewry, 1740-1875. Manchester: U. P. ISBN 0-8419-0252-6; p. 334
External links
- Evangelische Synode Deutscher Sprache in Großbritannien - Manchester (website of the former owner of the Church)