Now the hunt is on to uncover the story behind the companies who traded from this spot-on Mosley Street.
There are three nameplates which have been uncovered behind some rather cheap looking cladding.
And I have to say the search will be fun, given that the building was probably constructed around 1870 and has had a long history of occupants.
Some of these are available from the heritage statement submitted to the City Council as part of the plans to redevelop the building.*
Happily, the building which was under threat of demolition back in 2013 is to be converted into mixed use, consisting of retail, restaurant, and offices.**
There are lots of ways of following up on the research, and they start with the directories which list who lived and traded from addresses across the city, which can then be supplemented with census returns, maps, and Rate Books.
Added to these there is always the chance that someone at some stage will have photographed the building.
So that is it for now.
I shall of course go looking for who was listed at the site from the 1870s and read in detail that Heritage Statement.
In the meanwhile I have uncovered one picture from 1973 showing our building, which I do just remember.
Location; Manchester
Picture; Mosley Street, 2019, from the collection of Andrew Simpson, and in 1973, D. Wildgoose, 1973, m03514, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
*Heritage Statement, Manchester City Council Planning Portal, https://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-applications/files/152747746D253013C60045D2DB24883F/pdf/118399_LO_2017-HERITAGE_STATEMENT-832032.pdf
** Manchester City Council Planning Portal, 118399/LO/2017, https://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=P0HAAFBCI9O00
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| Ghost sign, Mosley Street, 2019 |
And I have to say the search will be fun, given that the building was probably constructed around 1870 and has had a long history of occupants.
Some of these are available from the heritage statement submitted to the City Council as part of the plans to redevelop the building.*
Happily, the building which was under threat of demolition back in 2013 is to be converted into mixed use, consisting of retail, restaurant, and offices.**
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| Mosley Street, 2019 |
Added to these there is always the chance that someone at some stage will have photographed the building.
So that is it for now.
I shall of course go looking for who was listed at the site from the 1870s and read in detail that Heritage Statement.
In the meanwhile I have uncovered one picture from 1973 showing our building, which I do just remember.
Location; Manchester
Picture; Mosley Street, 2019, from the collection of Andrew Simpson, and in 1973, D. Wildgoose, 1973, m03514, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
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| Mosley Street, 1973 |
** Manchester City Council Planning Portal, 118399/LO/2017, https://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=P0HAAFBCI9O00
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