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manchestergalore · 6 months
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View of The Salutation Pub in Hulme from Cavendish Hall of Residence (Manchester Polytechnic)
1988
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manchestergalore · 7 months
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L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) mooching through the back streets of Salford
August 1957
In the background are Oldfield Road Dwellings.
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manchestergalore · 11 months
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Moss Side District Centre 
1985 
General view of mutli-storey blocks in Moss Side
Location: Moss Lane East; Denmark Road
Image: Prof. Miles Glendinning @ The University of Edinburgh (CC BY 4.0)
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manchestergalore · 11 months
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Manchester Royal infirmary being demolished, Piccadilly gardens, Manchester
1910 
John Dalton statue on the right which today sits outside the John Dalton university building on Chester St behind the old Regal cinema on Oxford Road.
This is not the Portico that stands in Heaton Park, this was demolished.
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manchestergalore · 11 months
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Aytoun Street, Manchester 
1963
First building on the right: former employment exchange [source]
Designed by David Thomson in 1936 but when the war broke out the building work was suspended again until 1948 to finally open in 1951
Closed in1993
Now site of the hotel Holiday Inn Manchester - City Centre
Photo : Manchester Libaries.
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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Recreation Hall, Trafford Park Village on Third Avenue
1910s
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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Hilton Street, Spear Street corner 
1966
Record Shop was later the location of Koffee Pot  and now The Corner Boy
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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Map of the Royal Infirmary on Piccadilly
1850
Extract from map of Manchester published 1850
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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Model of the former Manchester Royal Infirmary
the former premises were in the present-day Piccadilly Gardens
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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Iconic shot of Joy Division walking in the snow near Manchester Cathedral
6th January 1979
Photo taken by Kevin Cummins: "I didn’t want a formal band shot. I wanted it to look more ethereal - lost souls wandering around in the snow."
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Hell Is a City - Val Guest - 1960 - UK
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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Demolition of Premier House
22 September 2022
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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The vacant Longridge House building, ahead of demolition 
November 1996
view from what is now Exchange Square and location of Shambles pubs
Pic by Stephen Welsh
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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View towards what is now Greengate Square
May 1997
North Tower can be seen behind the trees on the left 
Part of the cathedral tower can be seen on the right 
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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Photograph looking towards Piccadilly Station and what is now Piccadilly Place. 
Taken late 1980s 
London Road Fire Station in background
Photo by Paul Crompton
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Belle Vue Prison, Hyde Road , Gorton
1870
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manchestergalore · 1 year
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Aerial view of Knott Mill and Deansgate station 
1939
The original station buildings were situated on Hewitt Street.The station was opened as Knot Mill and Deansgate on 20 July 1849 The station became [...] Deansgate on 3 May 1971 [source].
Gaythorn Gas Works bottom left  
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