Great Ancoats Street
Great Ancoats Street is a street in the Ancoats inner suburb of Manchester, England. Much of Great Ancoats Street was originally named Ancoats Lane and was the location of Ancoats Hall.[1] The street passed through a thriving manufacturing area during the 19th century. It was in close proximity to the Ashton and Rochdale canals. A number of cotton mills built in the early and mid-Victorian period are nearby, some of which have been converted into residential or office buildings, such as Albion Mills.[2] The Pin Mill Works 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.[3] Brownsfield Mill, a Grade II* listed building, was built in 1825.
In 1939 the Grade II* listed Daily Express Building designed by engineer, Sir Owen Williams was built on the street.[4] In the 1980s, a significant area by Great Ancoats Street was redeveloped as Central Retail Park, which has been described as a "row of big-box stores fronted by sterile parking space".[2] It contains branches of Toys "R" Us, Mothercare and others. An Ibis hotel is at the corner of Pollard Street, south of the Ashton Canal and there are other hotels including a Travelodge and The City Warehouse Aparthotel near the junction with Oldham Road and where Great Ancoats Street becomes Swan Street. The street has been reported as being gentrified.[5]
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- ↑ Hartwell 2002, p. 285
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