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Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Student Living, off Higher Cambridge Street.

The Salutation, known as “Sal” to regulars, is shown on old maps to have stood at the corner Boundary Street and Higher Chatham Street from at least as early as 1844. It is thought to be one of only two pubs in Manchester to have retained its 1840s décor. The Sal was saved from closure when it was bought by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2011. At the time, a spokesman for MMU said The Salutation Pub is a local landmark which has been a popular haunt of Manchester Met staff and students over many years. Buying a pub is a bit out of the ordinary but represents a strategic acquisition for the university – surrounded by land which we either own or occupy” (http://www.manchestersfinest.com/articles/save-the-sal/ Manchester’s Finest). As a testament to its history, the Boundary Street side of the building bears a blue plaque commemorating Charlotte Brontë’s visit to Manchester in 1846 when she began to write the novel Jane Eyre (Image]).

The Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1197781 glazed brick and terracotta building was built in 1905 as a draper's shop. Pevsner remarked that it has "probably the best-preserved Edwardian shop interior in the city". It is now occupied by Manchester Metropolitan University's Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design. Image

Detail on the Righton Building Image

The Salutation, known as "Sal" to regulars, is shown on old maps to have stood at the corner Boundary Street and Higher Chatham Street from at least as early as 1844. It is thought to be one of only two pubs in Manchester to have retained its 1840s decor. The Sal was saved from closure when it was bought by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2011. At the time, a spokesman for MMU said "The Salutation Pub is a local landmark which has been a popular haunt of Manchester Met staff and students over many years. Buying a pub is a bit out of the ordinary but represents a strategic acquisition for the university – surrounded by land which we either own or occupy" (http://www.manchestersfinest.com/articles/save-the-sal/ Manchester's Finest). Originally it was Hardy's house, later a Tetley's house and was owned by Punch Taverns prior to the University takeover. Pub website: https://thesalutationpub.com/about/

Pub sign, street name sign and hydrant sign on The Salutation Image

The Salutation, known as "Sal" to regulars, is shown on old maps to have stood at the corner Boundary Street and Higher Chatham Street from at least as early as 1844. It is thought to be one of only two pubs in Manchester to have retained its 1840s decor. The Sal was saved from closure when it was bought by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2011. At the time, a spokesman for MMU said "The Salutation Pub is a local landmark which has been a popular haunt of Manchester Met staff and students over many years. Buying a pub is a bit out of the ordinary but represents a strategic acquisition for the university – surrounded by land which we either own or occupy" (http://www.manchestersfinest.com/articles/save-the-sal/ Manchester's Finest). Behind it is the Student's Union. Originally it was Hardy's house, later a Tetley's house and was owned by Punch Taverns prior to the University takeover. Image Pub website: https://thesalutationpub.com/about/

Sign for The Salutation Image

The new extension to the Chatham Building, which houses the Faculty of Art and Design and the School of Architecture at the Manchester Metropolitan University, was designed by Fielden Clegg Bradley Studios http://www.fcbstudios.com/projects.asp?s=6&ss=2&proj=1497# and was completed in April 2013. The work involved demolishing part of the original 1960s Chatham Building whilst retaining the tower (which can just be seen behind the new extension). Compare this 21st century building with the original School of Art, the Grosvenor Building, which was built in 1880 and is just around the corner (Image]).