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Indoor market
Afflecks
Indoor market of independent stalls and boutiques, in the building that once housed the Affleck & Brown department store.
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Northern Quarter & Cathedral: things to do
Places worth your time in Northern Quarter & Cathedral
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Things to do in Northern Quarter & Cathedral
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Craft centre
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
Centre on Oak Street with about 20 craft and design studios, a free exhibitions programme and a café.
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Square
Stevenson Square
Square named after landowner William Stevenson, used for public speeches in Victorian times and now a spot for street art.
Music venue
Band on the Wall
Live music venue on Swan Street in the Northern Quarter, with its programme listed on its website.
Music venue
Night & Day Café
Café bar and live music venue on Oldham Street, opened in 1991 in a former chip shop.
Street
Oldham Street
Main street of the Northern Quarter, running up from Piccadilly Gardens.
Public art
Big Horn
Trombone-shaped sculpture about 10 metres tall, mounted on the Afflecks building after being taken down in 2017.
Market hall
Smithfield Market Hall
Renovated market hall on Swan Street, reopened in 2017 and home to the Mackie Mayor food hall.
Museum
Greater Manchester Police Museum
Former police station on Newton Street, now a museum on the history of policing in Greater Manchester.
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Park
Angel Meadow Park
Park on a slope between the River Irk and Rochdale Road, regenerated in the 2000s.
Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral
Grade I listed Anglican cathedral on Victoria Street, seat of the Bishop of Manchester.
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Library
Chetham's Library
Library founded under Humphrey Chetham's will in 1653, in the same building as Chetham's School of Music.
Museum
National Football Museum
England's national museum of football, housed in the Urbis building beside Cathedral Gardens.
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Public space
Cathedral Gardens
Open space beside Victoria station, bounded by Chetham's, the cathedral, the Corn Exchange and the National Football Museum.
Entertainment complex
The Printworks
Entertainment complex at the corner of Withy Grove and Corporation Street, close to Exchange Square and the Arndale.
Historic building
Corn Exchange
Former corn exchange on Exchange Square, now a food court.
Historic pub
The Old Wellington Inn
Grade II listed public house in Shambles Square, close to the cathedral.
Manchester
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Spinningfields & Deansgate
The Victorian civic heart and the glass offices of Spinningfields
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13 sights · 17 places to eat
Castlefield & the Canals
Roman fort, canal basin and railway firsts, in the city's urban heritage park
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13 sights · 18 places to eat
Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village
Chinatown's arch, the canalside Gay Village and the gallery on Mosley Street
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- Northern Quarter & Cathedral (area photo): Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Afflecks: Olea, CC BY 4.0, source
- Manchester Craft and Design Centre: Olea, CC BY 4.0, source
- Stevenson Square: Dillys Dad, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Band on the Wall: Jake from Manchester, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Night & Day Café: Phil King, CC BY 2.0, source
- Oldham Street: Michael Ashton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Big Horn: Michael Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Smithfield Market Hall: Matthew Black from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Greater Manchester Police Museum: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Angel Meadow Park: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- National Football Museum: Smabs Sputzer from Stockport, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cathedral Gardens: Pit-yacker at English Wikipedia (Original text: en:User:Pit-yacker), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- The Printworks: Pit-yacker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Corn Exchange: Alex Lozupone, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Old Wellington Inn: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spinningfields & Deansgate: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castlefield & the Canals: Ridiculopathy, CC0, source
- Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ancoats & New Islington: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salford Quays & MediaCity: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0, source
- Oxford Road & Rusholme: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chorlton & Didsbury: Wikidwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Altrincham & Sale: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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