Oldham Street Manchester, Dry 201, Building Photos, Record Shop, Image, Designs

Oldham Street Manchester

Mancunian Architecture, northwest England, UK

17 Apr 2010

Oldham Street

Manchester building photos © Adrian Welch 17 April 2010 + 2006:

Eastern Bloc
Famous record shop with links to great DJ’s & musicians such as 808 State:

Eastern Bloc Manchester Eastern Bloc Eastern Bloc Records

Opposite Affleck’s Palace this was a very cool place when I was buying records back in the Madchester days.

Dry 201 bar designed by architect Ben Kelly (famous for designing Manchester’s former Hacienda nightclub, ‘the Hac’):

Dry 201 bar

Nearby record shops include Vinyl Exchange and Dry 201 bar was just a bit east up Oldham Street.

Oldham Street Manchester

Oldham Street buildings vary in quality but tend to be 3 or 4 storeys in a fairly humble Victorian style.

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Buildings a little to the north of Oldham Street in an area which is slowly being done up – or gentrified, former Manchester Fish Market:

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Adjacent building and two more photos of the former Manchester Fish Market:
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Views of the canal area south of Oldham Street:

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Burton Building, Oldham St, Manchester
date built: 1999
Design: Stephen Hodder Architects

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Oldham St forms part of the city’s historic Northern Quarter district. The Northern Quarter is dominated by buildings that were built before World War II.

Location: Oldham St, Manchester, Northwest England, UK

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