Butcher & Barlow and top property consultants team up for sale of historic building
Butcher & Barlow and Manchester’s largest independent property agency and consultancy Roger Hannah Ltd have completed the sale of one of Manchester city centre’s historic buildings.
The iconic Ardwick Green Barracks building has been sold on behalf of the charity Vinelife Church to Manchester CCRC Trust Ltd to provide a Church of England place of worship within the Diocese of Manchester.
The successful £2.35million sale was the latest of several projects that Butcher & Barlow and Roger Hannah Ltd have completed together recently.
Daniel Woodcock, Partner in the Commercial Property Department said:
The sale demonstrated our seamless collaboration with Roger Hannah Ltd and it was another example of how our good working relationship has got a lot of projects over the line recently.
We have worked closely for some time with their managing director Simon Cook and on this project with associate director Tom McDonald.
Daniel added:
It’s great that this iconic building in the centre of Manchester is to be preserved and maintained for the future and to be usefully employed unlike some buildings from the Victorian period, like old mills, that have sadly been left in a state of rack and ruin.
And with its military heritage it is fitting that the sale was completed – and the building’s future secured – in time for this year’s Remembrance Day.
Daniel was supported by colleagues George Flanders and Hannah Sharrock and Senior Partner Jonathan Aldersley, who led on the Charity Law aspect.
Tom McDonald, of Roger Hannah Ltd, said:
We have a really good working relationship with Butcher & Barlow and we were more than happy to recommend them to the client. And the process ended with another good result.
Vinelife’s senior staff lead Jon Hodges commented:
So far as Butcher & Barlow and Roger Hannah were concerned the sale couldn’t have gone any smoother. They both gave good advice and were very responsive.
We are delighted at the outcome and that the building will continue to be used as a place of Christian worship.
Ardwick Green Barracks is steeped in rich military history. Designed by Manchester architect Lawrence Booth it was opened by Prince George, the Prince of Cambridge, in 1887.
It was home to the 8th battalion of the Manchester Regiment before they were mobilised to the Western Front during the First World War. After the Second World War, during which time it was used as a detention centre, the 8th battalion returned to their earlier home.
From 1967 to 2018 it was the headquarters to a succession of territorial and volunteers army companies – the last from 2006 being D (Inkerman) Company of the 4th Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.
Daniel can be contacted on 01606 334309 or emailed at dwoodcock@butcher-barlow.co.uk.