Harry S. Fairhurst

Harry S. Fairhurst (3 April 1868 – 31 March 1945) was a prominent architect in Edwardian Manchester. He was responsible for many of the city's iconic warehouses and his commissions include Blackfriars House, headquarters of the Lancashire Cotton Corporation and Arkwright House, headquarters of the English Sewing Cotton Company.

Work and professional life Harry Smith Fairhurst was born in Blackburn on 3 April 1868. At age 15, he commenced articles in 1883 with James Wolstenholme and improved with Maxwell and Tuke. He moved to Cardiff where he worked as assistant to William Frame.

Fairhurst's commissions include India House, Bridgewater House and Lancaster House which are Grade II or II* listed buildings. York House in Major Street was another but has been demolished.

Fairhurst was president of the Manchester Society of Architects in 1926–27. He took his son Philip Garland Fairhurst (1900–87) also known as P. Garland Fairhurst (aka Garry), into partnership in 1929.

Ian Fairhurst Ian Fairhurst was involved in the family practice for many years and later changed his career to farming.

Notable projects National Buildings (1905-9) India House, (1905) Asia House, (1906-1909) Bridgewater House (1913) Arkwright House (1927) Ship Canal House Manchester Liners House Lee House (1928–31)