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Edward Salomons (1828–1906) was an English architect based in Manchester, active in the late 19th century. He is known for his architecture in the Gothic Revival and Italianate styles.
In 1852 or 1853 he started to practise independently from an office on King Street, coming second in an 1853 competition to design the Free Trade Hall. An early commission, in 1856, was for a Fountain Street warehouse. The following year he worked under C. D. Young on the Art Treasures Exhibition, and this prominent project led to further commissions, including one for offices of the Examiner and Times (1858). In 1860 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.Rhona Beenstock (2026). 9780900942013, Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society. ISBN 9780900942013
A significant early commission was for the Prince's Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester (c. 1864). He also designed theatres in Liverpool (Prince of Wales, later the Alexandra Theatre; 1865–66) and Rochdale (1867). In 1867, Salomons was among the eight finalists in the design competition for the new Manchester Town Hall. His entry was unsuccessful and the contract was awarded to Alfred Waterhouse.
At various times during his career Salomons worked in partnership with John Philpot-Jones, Ralph Seldon Wornum, John Ely and Alfred Steinthal. Salomons was twice president of the Manchester Society of Architects, of which he was one of the founding members.
Among his buildings which have since been demolished are the Exhibition Hall, built for the 1857 Art Treasures Exhibition in Old Trafford, Manchester (demolished 1858), and the Prince's Theatre in St Peter's Square, Manchester (opened 1864, closed 1940).
He built many private houses; in and around Manchester these include two houses in Victoria Park (1880s) and big houses in Knutsford and Didsbury, as well as Caenwood Towers (later Athlone House) in Highgate, London, and houses in Amsterdam, Brussels and Biarritz. He renovated Alvaston Hall (with Steinthal; 1897). An unusual commission was for the casing of an electric clock with a descending ball, designed in 1872 for the St Ann's Square shop of the Manchester watchmakers Arnold & Lewis.
A skilled artist in watercolours, he was an elected member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts (1859) and was active on committees of the Manchester School of Art and the City Art Gallery. He was a member of several Manchester clubs.
He died on 12 May 1906 in Rusholme, and was cremated at Manchester Crematorium.
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