Manchester, Great Ancoats Street - geograph

Great Ancoats Street is a street in the inner suburb of

Ancoats Ancoats is an area of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. It is located next to the Northern Quarter, the northern part of Manchester city centre. Historically in Lancashire, Ancoats became a cradle of the Industrial Revolution and has ...

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. A number of

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s built in the early and mid-Victorian period are nearby, some of which have been converted into residential or office buildings, such as Albion Mill. The Daily Express Building is on Great Ancoats Street, as is the former Central Retail Park and various hotels. Great Ancoats Street forms the western boundary of the regenerated

New Islington New Islington is an inner city area of Manchester, in North West England. Historically in Lancashire and part of Ancoats, it has taken a separate identity to reflect its changed status as a regeneration area. History The name "New Islington" ...

area of Manchester on the side of the Rochdale Canal.

Details

Much of Great Ancoats Street was originally named Ancoats Lane and was the location of Ancoats Hall. The street passed through a thriving manufacturing area during the 19th century. It was in close proximity to the Ashton and

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

canals. A number of

s built in the early and mid-Victorian period are nearby, some of which have been converted into residential or office buildings, such as Albion Mill. The

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at the junction with Fairfield Street was a late 18th-century pin works, that became a cotton mill run by J & J Thompson and works for dyeing and calico-printing.

Brownsfield Mill Brownsfield Mill, Binns Place, Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, England, is an early nineteenth century room and cotton-spinning power mill constructed in 1825. Hartwell describes it as "unusually complete and well preserved." The chimney is now ...

, a Grade II* listed building, was built in 1825. In 1939 the Grade II*

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Daily Express Building designed by engineer, Sir Owen Williams was built on the street. In the 1980s, a significant area by Great Ancoats Street was redeveloped as Central Retail Park, which was described as a "row of big-box stores fronted by sterile parking space". Before closure It contained branches of

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and others. An Ibis hotel is at the corner of Pollard Street, south of the Ashton Canal and there are other hotels including a

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and The City Warehouse Aparthotel near the junction with

Oldham Road Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...

and where Great Ancoats Street becomes Swan Street. The street has been reported as being

gentrified Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in urban politics and planning. Gentrification often increases the ec ...

. Great Ancoats Street forms the western boundary of the regenerated

area of Manchester on the side of the Rochdale Canal.

References

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