Watts Warehouse is a hotel in Manchester, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Manchester, England”. It opened in 1854. It stands about 0.5 km from the centre of Manchester.[3]
Overview
The Britannia Hotel (formerly Watts Warehouse) is a Grade II* listed Victorian building on Portland Street in Manchester, England. Completed in 1856 as a textile warehouse for the wholesale drapery firm S. & J. Watts, it was then the largest single‑occupancy warehouse in the city. The building is noted for its eclectic palazzo‑style architecture and its First World War memorial by Charles Sargeant Jagger.
From “Britannia Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1854. It was designed by Travis & Mangnall. It is listed as a Grade II* listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.5 km from the centre of Manchester. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Manchester Airport (MAN), about 15 km from the centre of Manchester.[4]
It is one of 63 hotels in and around Manchester recorded in Wikidata, 30 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 17 chain-operated properties there. Of the 6 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Albert Warehouse Quay On West Side Fronting River Irwell Victoria Warehouse, opened in 1838. See Hotels in Manchester.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Cove Minshull Street — 0.1 km
- Hotel Brooklyn — 0.2 km
- Velvet Hotel — 0.2 km
- Grand Hotel — 0.2 km
- The Portland Thistle Hotel — 0.2 km
- Holiday Inn Manchester - City Centre — 0.2 km
- The Rembrandt — 0.2 km
- Malmaison Manchester — 0.3 km
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Manchester - Piccadilly — 0.3 km
- ABode Manchester — 0.3 km
- Roomzzz Aparthotel Manchester City — 0.3 km
- Travelodge Manchester Piccadilly — 0.3 km
- The Rex — 0.4 km
- The Midland — 0.5 km
- Travelodge Manchester Ancoats — 0.7 km
- Roomzzz Aparthotel Manchester Victoria — 0.8 km
See also
- Hotels in Manchester
- Hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of hotels opened in the 1850s
References
- ^ Watts Warehouse (Q7975044). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Watts Warehouse. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-03.
- ^ Manchester (Q18125). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Manchester. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.