Princess Street, Manchester
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Princess Street is one of the main streets in Manchester City Centre
, Greater Manchester, England. It begins at Cross Street and runs approximately eastwards across Mosley Street
, Portland Street and Whitworth Street until the point where it continues as Brook Street and eventually joins the A34
.
is on the site of Victorian buildings which once included the Mechanics' Institute, Cooper Street: there is an allegorical bronze statue in the garden.
Manchester City Centre
Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England. It lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, next to the River Irwell...
, Greater Manchester, England. It begins at Cross Street and runs approximately eastwards across Mosley Street
Mosley Street
Mosley Street is a street in Manchester, [England. It runs between its junction with Piccadilly and Market Street and St. Peter's Square. Beyond St Peter's Square it becomes Lower Mosley Street....
, Portland Street and Whitworth Street until the point where it continues as Brook Street and eventually joins the A34
A34 road
The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. It forms a large part of the major trunk route from Southampton, via Oxford, to Birmingham, The Potteries and Manchester...
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History
It is not clear whether the street was actually named after a princess and the second part of it once bore the name of David Street. Originally a residential street it became the site of many textile warehouses and large office buildings during the 19th century. Some of these have since been demolished but most have been converted to other uses.Peace Garden
The Manchester Peace Garden (bordered by Cooper Street and Mosley Street)is on the site of Victorian buildings which once included the Mechanics' Institute, Cooper Street: there is an allegorical bronze statue in the garden.
Notable buildings
- Northern Assurance Buildings on the north side
- Manchester Town HallManchester Town HallManchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. The building functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments....
on the south side - The AthenaeumManchester Art GalleryManchester Art Gallery is a publicly-owned art gallery in Manchester, England. It was formerly known as Manchester City Art Gallery.The gallery was opened in 1824 and today occupies three buildings, the oldest of which - designed by Sir Charles Barry - is Grade I listed and was originally home to...
, on the north side, 1837, Grade II*, architect Sir Charles Barry - Princess Buildings, on the south side
- The Pickles Building on the north side, Portland Street corner
- Former Mechanics' Institute 103 Princess Street, 1854, Grade II*, architect John Edgar Gregan (the location of the founding meeting of the Trades Union CongressTrades Union CongressThe Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
and in the 20th century the College of Commerce and later the National Museum of Labour History). - Central House, on the south side
- Asia HouseAsia House, ManchesterAsia House at No. 82 Princess Street, Manchester, England, is an early-twentieth-century packing and shipping warehouse built between 1906 and 1909 in an Edwardian Baroque style. It is six-storied, with attics and basements, in brown/red sandstone and pink brick...
on the south side, Whitworth StreetWhitworth StreetWhitworth Street is a street in Manchester, England. It runs between London Road and Oxford Street . West of Oxford Street it becomes Whitworth Street West which then goes as far as Deansgate . It was opened in 1899 and is lined with many large and grand warehouses. It is named after the engineer...
corner, 1910, architect Harry Fairhurst
Further reading
- The Story of the Bale. Manchester: Lloyd's Packing Warehouses Ltd, Princess StreetPrincess Street, ManchesterPrincess Street is one of the main streets in Manchester City Centre, Greater Manchester, England. It begins at Cross Street and runs approximately eastwards across Mosley Street, Portland Street and Whitworth Street until the point where it continues as Brook Street and eventually joins the...
, 1926