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Gaskell Memorial Tower and King's Coffee House
The Gaskell Memorial Tower and King's Coffee House are in King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, England. As originally built, it had the triple function of being council offices, a coffee house, and a memorial to the novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, a former resident of the town who is often known as Mrs Gaskell. The building was designed by Richard Harding Watt with assistance from W. Longworth, and was opened in 1907. Its design incorporates features of many styles of architecture, and has not been praised by all critics. Incorporated on the tower are two depictions of Mrs Gaskell, a stone bust and a bronze relief. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II
* listed building. The building is owned by Knutsford Town Council but since the early 1970s it has been used as a restaurant.
==History==
The building was erected between 1904 and 1907 and was designed by Richard Harding Watt with assistance from W. Longworth. Its initial function was to provide council offices, a coffee house with a ballroom, and a memorial to Mrs Gaskell. Watt was a local businessman and philanthropist who had studied drawing but was not a qualified architect. He had designed a number of houses and other buildings in the Knutsford area, and used other draughtsmen and architects to produce the drawing for the works he designed. The coffee house, known as the King's Coffee House, in addition to providing food and drink, also supplied newspapers and journals. Watt's intention was "to attract the inhabitants of Knutsford away from the local inns and public houses". Watt also wanted to commemorate the novelist Mrs Gaskell, who had lived in Knutsford, and who had based some of her works on the town, in particular the novel ''Cranford''. The building was opened on 23 March 1907 in the presence of one of Mrs Gaskell's grandsons. A plaque was placed on the tower on 29 September 1960 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Mrs Gaskell's birth. As of 2014 the building is used as a restaurant.
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