Brotherton Building & Brotherton Wing

vbporscha · Post by **vbporscha** » Wed 23 Nov, 2011 12:49 am

This is possibly a really stupid question, but do humour me! I've been walking a slightly different route to work which has been taking me past Brotherton House and I've become a bit fascinated with it. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chairman8/4313625941/)To me looks quite similar to the Brotherton Wing at LGI. Are there any links between the two buildings, or is it just a case of being built in a similar style? I wondered if Edward Brotherton of the chemical place that originally built Brotherton House put up the money for the LGI wing, or if it was maybe named after him?

patter · Post by **patter** » Wed 23 Nov, 2011 3:23 am

They look to be 1930s, same period as the Brotherton Library (built 1936) in the Parkinson building at Leeds Uni, probably named for the same Edwward Brotherton, Baron of Wakefieldoh, and an earlier forum link, http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... ID=927"The building in the photograph, Brotherton House, was opened in 1956 as the head office of Brotherton & Co. Ltd., a chemical manufacturing firm. The premises were bought by Leeds City Council in in 1963 for £325,000, for use by the police."

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Wed 23 Nov, 2011 4:19 am

vbporscha wrote: This is possibly a really stupid question, but do humour me! I've been walking a slightly different route to work which has been taking me past Brotherton House and I've become a bit fascinated with it. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chairman8/4313625941/)To me looks quite similar to the Brotherton Wing at LGI. Are there any links between the two buildings, or is it just a case of being built in a similar style? I wondered if Edward Brotherton of the chemical place that originally built Brotherton House put up the money for the LGI wing, or if it was maybe named after him? According to Leodis the benefactor for the Brotherton Wing was Charles Frederick Ratcliffe Brotherton. I can't give you a link as Leodis appears to be down.Colour image 29th October 1999 View looking along Portland Street on to Brotherton Wing of Leeds General Infirmary Charles Frederick Ratcliffe Brotherton (1882-1949) He was the benefactor for the Brotherton wing extension built in Portland Stone and opened 14th November 1940 (taken from Google)

BJF · Post by **BJF** » Wed 23 Nov, 2011 1:55 pm

The Brotherton company stills exists, manufacturing chemicals, in Wakefield.

vbporscha · Post by **vbporscha** » Wed 23 Nov, 2011 3:12 pm

Ahh benefactor, that was the word I was searching for last night!Uncle Mick - Charles Frederick Ratcliffe Brotherton was the nephew of Edward Brotherton, I think he was also involved in the family business - I wonder if there is any way of finding out who the designers of the respective buildings were.It's funny that Brotherton House is 1956, I would have assumed earlier than that, like it says on the other thread, more 30s style.The other thread was from 2008, does anyone know if the building is still in use today?Thanks for the replies!

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 23 Nov, 2011 5:05 pm

Empty at the moment and a bit shabby around the edges.It could be that the design is late 30's and certain events interupted start and completion, though to me it does look post war.