house ▁believed ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁great ▁difficulty ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁stone ▁" proof ▁against ▁the ▁evil ▁influ ences ▁of ▁the ▁peculiar ▁climate ▁of ▁Manchester " ▁but ▁decided ▁that ▁York shire - qu ar ried ▁Sp ink well ▁stone ▁would ▁resist ▁" the ▁de le ter ious ▁influ ences ▁of ▁Manchester ▁atmosphere ". ▁The ▁interior ▁decor ation ▁was ▁chosen ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁providing ▁permanent ▁colour ▁and ▁clean able ▁surfaces . ▁Public ▁cor rid ors ▁were ▁faced ▁with ▁ter rac otta ▁rather ▁than ▁pl aster , ▁and ▁extensive ▁use ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁stone ▁v ault ed ▁ce il ings , ▁t iled ▁d ados ▁and ▁was h able ▁m osa ic ▁flo ors . ▁ ▁Water house ' s ▁design ▁used ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁style ▁with ▁limited ▁car ved ▁decor ation ▁and ▁a ▁uniform ▁colour , ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁high ▁Victor ian ▁heav iness ▁and ▁colour ▁used ▁in ▁contemporary ▁Rus kin ian ▁Goth ic ▁buildings , ▁and ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁some ▁Manchester ▁inhabitants ▁for ▁not ▁being ▁Goth ic ▁enough . ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁spend ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁money ▁on ▁a ▁building ▁" when ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁architect ural ▁effect ▁would ▁be ▁lost ▁because ▁ru ined ▁by ▁so ot ▁and ▁made ▁nearly ▁invisible ▁by ▁smoke " ▁was ▁critic ised . ▁Water house ▁avoided ▁using ▁a ▁pol ych rome ▁scheme ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁High ▁Victor ian ▁Goth ic ▁buildings ▁such ▁as ▁St ▁P anc ras ▁railway ▁station ▁bel ieving ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁imp ract ical ▁as ▁Manchester ' s ▁industrial ▁atmosphere ▁would