Power Hall, Science and Industry Museum Manchester

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Combining sensitive heritage preservation works with a future-facing decarbonisation scheme, the Grade II listed heritage restoration of Power Hall: The Andrew Law Gallery at the Science and Industry Museum breathes new life into one of the most important surviving buildings of the industrial revolution.

Data and Team

Client
Science and Industry Museum

Location
Manchester, UK

Area
2,500m²

Status
Completed October 2025
Carmody Groarke team

Directors
Andy Groarke, Kevin Carmody

Project lead
Rowan Seaford

Project architects
Ciara McCurtin, Sian Ricketts

Project team
Ana Maria Ferreira, Carolin Bongartz, Cecelia Vincent, Ingrid Wennemo, Jade Yianni, Lucy Beech, Matt Lee, Rory Cariss, Will Handyside
Consultant team

Main contractor
HH Smiths & Sons

Project manager
Gardiner & Theobald

Cost consultant
Appleyard & Trew

M&E engineer
Max Fordham with Advisian (Borehole consultant)

Structural engineer
Conisbee

Exhibition and interpretation design
Studio MUTT

Heritage consultant
Donald Insall Associates

Planning consultant
Deloitte

Building control
Align Building Control

Fire engineer
Design Fire

Photography
Federico Farinatti