epw045995 ENGLAND (1934). The Town Hall, Library and Albert Square, Manchester, 1934
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| Title | [EPW045995] The Town Hall, Library and Albert Square, Manchester, 1934 |
| Reference | EPW045995 |
| Date | September-1934 |
| Link | |
| Place name | MANCHESTER |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 383855, 397994 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.2432937089786, 53.478171442374 |
| National Grid Reference | SJ839980 |
Pins
 Lower Mosley St Bus Station (1929) for long distance bus services. |
 keith |
Saturday 15th of June 2013 07:43:19 AM |
| In course of construction, this building became the Midland Bank, and was clad in white Portland Stone. In 2013 no longer a bank and in course of development - the external faces of the building are little altered. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:50:52 PM |
| Manchester Ship Canal House |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:49:06 PM |
| King Street |
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Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:48:19 PM |
| Former Bank of England. Later moved to modern building near Piccadilly Gardens, no longer has any presence in Manchester. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:46:42 PM |
| Cross Street |
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Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:45:50 PM |
| Great Northern Warehouse |
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Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:44:44 PM |
| The Briton's Proection. Externally tiled pub, little modernised, sells real ale. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:42:45 PM |
| St Marys, RC church, known as The Hidden Gem - not easy to find. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:40:24 PM |
| Manchester Art Gallery |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:36:38 PM |
| Mosley Street |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:36:08 PM |
| Princess Street |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:34:45 PM |
| Friends Meeting House (Society of Quakers) |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:34:03 PM |
| Free Trade Hall - concert hall. Severely bomb damaged in WW2 and rebuilt. Later largely demolished and in 2013 a hotel, with several extra stories added. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:33:09 PM |
| Theatre Royal, many things in its life but in 2013 empty and derelict. Has been a night club and a cinema. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:31:37 PM |
| Current location of Manchester Oxford Road station, the line goes to Manchester Piccadilly on the left, and towards Liverpool, Warrington and North Wales to the right. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:28:12 PM |
| The former HQ of Refuge Assurance. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:27:02 PM |
| Odeon Cinema, built as the Paramount Cinema and in 2013 empty and derelict. The Wurlitzer Organ from here moved to the Free Trade Hall, and when that was redeveloped, moved to Stockport Town Hall. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:26:22 PM |
| Covered walkway linking Central Station to the Midland Hotel. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:24:59 PM |
| The Midland Hotel, once connected to Central Station by a covered walkway. Where Mr Rolls and Mr Royce had a meeting. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:24:09 PM |
| War Memorial, St Peters Square. In 2013 due to be moved to make way for new tram lines. The far side of the square is in development in 2013. The pale shape in the middle of the square with a cross in the middle marks St Peters Church, burned down many years ago. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:23:11 PM |
The War Memorial was designed by Edward Lutyens and similar to his design for the cenotaph in Whitehall. |
 Lynda Tubbs |
Tuesday 19th of November 2013 01:56:02 PM |
There are more details on this memorial at www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.2024/fromUkniwmSearch/1, but unfortunately no names of the soldiers. |
 melgibbs |
Wednesday 8th of January 2014 08:21:01 PM |
| This area is now the Bridgewater Hall concert hall. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:21:18 PM |
| Central Station. Later G-Mex Exhibition Centre. Currently Manchester Central- a conference and exhibition centre. Trains on the Central Railway ran from here to Stockport (Tiviot Dale), Derby and London. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:20:08 PM |
| Deansgate |
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Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:18:39 PM |
| John Dalton Street |
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Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:17:51 PM |
| Albert Memorial, Albert Square- in 2013 this is mostly pedestrianised. |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:15:55 PM |
| Manchester Town Hall |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:15:02 PM |
| Manchester Central Library |
totoro |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 10:14:31 PM |