Former Goods Station, Deansgate, Manchester, Greater Manchester
This was the Great Northern Railway Company Goods Station, later known as Deansgate Goods Station. A Parliamentary authority for it was obtained in 1895, but the main period of building was 1897-99. The extensive site, entered from Watson Street, Deansgate and Great Bridgewater Street, consisted of a combined warehouse and goods station. There were associated high and low level marshalling yards and a carriage ramp for hauliers' access. There were GNR offices on Peter Street and a development of 34 shops with offices and warehouses above them along Deansgate. Though built late in the history of Manchester's railway developments, the building brought new technical sophistication to the storage and handling of goods. It was built to be fully fire-proof. It closed in 1954.
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Greater Manchester ManchesterPeriod
Victorian (1837 - 1901)Themes
