Bengal Street

Image: © Gerald England Taken: 7 Oct 2017

On the right is Murrays' Mills now being converted by Graham Construction for Manchester Life. "Murrays' Mills is a beautiful collection of Grade II and II* listed buildings forming a horseshoe around the landscaped courtyard garden. The Murray brothers began construction in 1797, starting with Old then Decker Mills. New Mill followed quickly, and the mills were then connected by linking wings. All but one wing remains, as do the engine houses and the chimney. Manchester Life’s focus has always been on sympathetically revitalising this irreplaceable heritage site and setting it up for a brand new purpose. From the soaring 7-storey Old Mill, to the head-turning façade of the Murray Street Block, the entire site is being painstakingly restored and engineered to return the mill complex to its former glory while delivering cutting edge standards of new build development." http://mcrlife.co.uk/murrays-mills/ The site was earmarked for development in 2004. The preferred developer then was a consortium comprising Inpartnership and the Burrell Company, both from Edinburgh. Work was expected to start in 2007 and be completed in three years.

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