classicalGlossary Term [1] architecture of Greece, as opposed to Rome, for public buildings. The appreciation of Greek architecture had grown during the later C18, as more adventurous travellers, including many architects, began to include Greece and Asia Minor (modern Turkey) as part of the Grand Tour. Those without the means to travel could consult published architectural surveys, notably James Stuart and Nicholas Revett's four-volume
The Antiquities of Athens (1762-1816). The early C19 saw the erection in Manchester of three distinguished Greek Buildings by
Thomas Harrison, 1802-6, the Theatre Royal, 1803 and the Exchange building. The popularity of the style was confirmed by its use for Manchester's first town hall of 1819-34 by
Francis Goodwin, an outwardly manginficent building which used the
IonicGlossary Term [2] orderGlossary Term [3] of the Erectheum in Athens.
Charles Barry and Charles Cockerell were among the architects who visted Greece; Barry's Royal Manchester Institution (now City Art GalleryGlossary Term [4]) and Cockerell's Branch Bank of England are both strongly personal interpretations inspired by Greek ideas. Richard Lane's Friends Meeting House and Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall and Dispensary are more typical of the style as generally practised in early 19th century Britain.