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3 unusual facts about Manchester city centre


Channel M

The channel was originally based at smaller studios in the Triangle shopping mall and the later at the Printworks entertainment complex in Manchester city centre, until Channel M moved to the former Urbis museum in August 2005.

Manchester city centre

There are a great variety of restaurants in the city centre including a number owned by Paul Heathcote the chef.

Manchester city centre is "traditionally defined as being within the boundaries of Market Street, the River Irwell, Peter Street and Portland Street, including Piccadilly".


Manchester Evening News

Trinity Mirror agreed that the headquarters of MEN Media would be moved from its current location on Scott Place in the Spinningfields area of Manchester city centre to an existing Trinity Mirror site in Chadderton.

Manchester station group

The Manchester station group is station group of four stations in Manchester city centre, England consisting of Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Victoria and Deansgate.

Mosley Street Metrolink station

It was located on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre and was unique to Metrolink in that it was unidirectional, with a single platform serving southbound passengers travelling towards Altrincham Interchange, Eccles Interchange, MediaCityUK and St Werburgh's Road only.


see also

46-48 Brown Street

Situated in the Spring Gardens area of Manchester city centre near King Street, it was formerly home to Brook's Bank.

Channel M

The studio's position on the ground floor of Urbis in Manchester city centre gave a live elevated background shot of the area around Cathedral Gardens and Manchester Victoria railway station.