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George Leigh Street, MANCHESTER, M4 5DQ

The premises on the corner of George Leigh Street and Henry Street is home to a number of companies including Chelsea Fashions and SAM Knitwear Ltd and Best Knotwear.

Land between Cotton St and Henry St in Ancoats.

The corner of Cotton Street and Loom Street. The premises are occupied by solicitors Latitude Law.

This redeveloped block incorporates, as part of the design, a gantry which would have featured in the original building.

The Edinburgh Castle on the corner of Henry Street and Blossom Street in Ancoats can be traced back to at least 1811. In the 1970s it was a Whitbreads house. It closed in the early 2000s. At one stage Heritage Inns had planning permission to refurbish it but nothing came of that. http://pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Edinburgh%20Castle%20-%20Blossom%20Street In 2016 it was bought by developers First Step - with a plan to turn it into a real ale pub, while the next door Woodies backpackers hostel was to be demolished and replaced with a restaurant and apartments. Ten new townhouses would include 21 new flats accessed from Blossom Street, with a new eaterie underneath. It is therefore one of the few survivors in the area. It reopened in 2019.

On the right is the former St Michael's RC Church http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/churches/stmichaels.html It was founded in 1858 and became the heart of the Little Italy community in Ancoats. It was closed in 2003. Masses continued to be held outside until 2007. Now, however, like nearby St Peter's Image it is a second space in Ancoats for the Hallé’s artistic and education activities and provides space for community events.

Buildings in Ancoats.

The Edinburgh Castle on the corner of Henry Street and Blossom Street in Ancoats can be traced back to at least 1811. In the 1970s it was a Whitbreads house. It closedheritage in the early 2000s. At one stage Heritage Inns had planning permission to refurbish it but nothing came of that. http://pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Edinburgh%20Castle%20-%20Blossom%20Street According to Manchester Evening News in 2016 http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/edinburgh-castle-ancoats-real-ale-11259784 it will be " transformed into a new drinking hole under plans by developers First Step - while 21 new apartments will be built next to it. ... Developers say they plan to turn it into a real ale pub, while the next door Woodies backpackers hostel would be demolished and replaced with a restaurant and apartments. ... Ten new 'townhouses' would include 21 new flats accessed from Blossom Street, with a new eaterie underneath."

Ghost sign on the Edinburgh Castle Image

Doorway to the Edinburgh Castle Image