Derros Building: Bay Window
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Derros Building: Bay Window
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 1 Mar 2012
The middle storey of the Derros Building on Great Ancoats Street Image which was being restored in 2003 Image The Arts-and Crafts style Derros Building was built by W. R. Sharp as a Methodist Women's Night Shelter and opened in 1899. It is a narrow building over four storeys with a half-timbered attic level. It provided accommodation, sewing classes and a coffee tavern on the ground floor. In recent years the building has been converted into flats by, amongst others the Manchester Methodist Housing Association. More info at http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour12/derros.html
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Image Location
Latitude
53.484163
Longitude
-2.231429