The "Toast Rack" Hollings Building Fallowfields Manchester

The "Toast Rack" Hollings Building, located at 219 Old Hall Lane, Manchester, M14 6HJ, was designed by Leonard Cecil Howitt and completed in 1960. This Modernist structure features a concrete frame with a hyperbolic paraboloid design, creating a distinctive appearance. Originally serving as the Domestic Trades College, it later became part of Manchester Polytechnic and Manchester Metropolitan University until the closure of the Hollings Campus in 2013. The building was designated a Grade II listed structure in 1998, recognizing its architectural significance. Abandoned since decades.