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Spear Street, MANCHESTER, M1 1DU

Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-388268-12-and-14-lever-street-

Interior of the restaurant nearly visible in Image

The catering end of the restaurant PLY

A majestic, imposing former warehouse, a great sense of height conveyed by the narrow frontage by means of piers and turrets, all crowned by shaped gables. Two of the third-floor windows have extravagant sandstone aprons. As was common in warehouses, the side elevations are faced in glazed brick. Built 1898. Grade II listed. The building's website (http://www.24nq.com/ ) - it is currently offices for various trendy arty types - reckons that it was designed by Mills and Murgatroyd for Johnsons, "manufacturers of small, wire products such as fireguards and hanging baskets".

Brand and Design Agency True North, in collaboration with interior design practice Sheila Bird, have brought together a number of Manchester designers and illustrators to count down to Christmas, creating the giant advent calendar on the side of 24 Lever St in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Behind each window sits a unique illustration, specially commissioned for the “24 Days of Lever Street” project, with a different design being revealed each day as the window is opened. Each of the individual designs will be sold as an A3 print throughout December. All profits from the print sales will be donated to Wood Street Mission http://www.woodstreetmission.org.uk/ , a Manchester-based charity which helps children and families living in poverty. This design, entitled "Love Made Me Do It" is by Rain City Tattoo Collective and is behind the 5th December window. See Image] and Image http://www.24daysofleverst.co.uk/ 24 Days of Lever Street

Brand and Design Agency True North, in collaboration with interior design practice Sheila Bird, have brought together a number of Manchester designers and illustrators to count down to Christmas, creating the giant advent calendar on the side of 24 Lever St in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Behind each window sits a unique illustration, specially commissioned for the “24 Days of Lever Street” project, with a different design being revealed each day as the window is opened. Each of the individual designs will be sold as an A3 print throughout December. All profits from the print sales will be donated to Wood Street Mission http://www.woodstreetmission.org.uk/ , a Manchester-based charity which helps children and families living in poverty. This design, entitled "Snowy Street" by Chilli Marketing was revealed on the 11th December. See also: Image] and Image] http://www.24daysofleverst.co.uk/ 24 Days of Lever Street

The restaurant PLY is in this building, behind the lighted windows. The red sign is for a basement club, an entirely different operation.

The voracity of central Manchester's urban regeneration in recent years is such that down-at-heel corners like this are few and far between. In fact, all the buildings here are probably in use, but the foliage has taken advantage of an empty plot.