Oxford Street
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Oxford Street
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 2 Aug 2010
As the A34 reaches Manchester City Centre it changes from Oxford Road to Oxford Street. Ahead is Manchester Library at St Peter's Square. On the right is the St James' Buildings, a Grade II listed building built by Clegg, Fryer & Penman for the Calico Printers' Association in 1912. Built in the so-called "baroque" style it is a nine storey building containing 1000 rooms.It is clad in Portland stone, with 27 bays opening directly onto Oxford Street. It has an equally huge central gable entrance with rising classical orders, broken pediment and topped by an octagonal lantern. The nine storey office building features an impressive marble reception area with a sweeping staircase. The Rochdale Canal runs underneath it. At one point it was a theatre and music hall. The ninth floor was made up entirely of executive toilets. At the ground level there are now many small shops, including a photographic studio, a grocery, a couple of sandwich bars, and a florist boutique.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.475424
Longitude
-2.241627