Barton Arcade, St Ann's Square, Manchester (1)
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Barton Arcade, St Ann's Square, Manchester (1)
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 23 Jun 2011
"A gorgeous glass and iron shopping arcade with two octagonal domes rising from glass pendentives, probably the best example of this type of cast-iron and glass-roofed arcade anywhere in the country", wrote Pevsner. Well tucked away too. In my three years at university here I was oblivious to its existence, not that I ever went looking for it. Built 1871 by Corbett, Raby & Sawyer, and restored in 1982. Grade II* listed. Interior view here: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.482695
Longitude
-2.246189