Murals

26 Hans Tisdall, The Alchemist’s Elements, 1967

Status: Unknown
Condition: Condition unknown
Type: Mosaic
Owners: Unknown
Location: Faraday Building, University of Manchester

The Faraday Building’s architect was Harry Fairhurst, of the long-established Manchester firm of H. S. Fairhurst & Son. It was constructed in 1967 and houses the University’s chemistry department. There are two large mosaic murals, and two much smaller installations on a side wall which, as you can tell from the title, have a direct relationship to the building’s function.