Clayton House is part of a row of ornate facades at the corner of Piccadilly Manchester, next to the junction with Newton Street. Inscribed on the stonework near the top of the facade is the year 1907 in Roman numerals: 'AD MCMVII' and underneath the words 'Clayton House'.

This building wouldn't look out of place in Antwerp or Lille. Dating from 1907, it is built in an architectural style from several centuries before. Today most architects use a utilitarian modernist style. Drawing on traditional styles of architecture would be called 'pastiche'. In the local area, the Trafford Centre is one of the few exceptions to this tendency.

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Keywords: Manchester, architecture, Piccadilly, street scenes, Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, Lancashire