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SHOPPING & RETAIL
Management Suite:
235 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4EN
Tel: 0161 832 8136
GREAT NORTHERN
WAREHOUSE
The Great Northern is housed
in the historic Grade II listed
Deansgate building, in the heart
of Manchester. Originally built
as a railway goods warehouse
in 1885, the building was
latterly redeveloped – for the
princely sum of £100 million –
as a mammoth leisure complex.
Evidence of its past remains,
however:
‘Great
Northern
Railway Company’s Goods
Warehouse’ is stamped in white
lettering on all four sides of the
building. Today the development
is home to numerous retail and
leisure facilities, including a
vintage bowling alley, a casino,
a 16-screen cinema and a large
Virgin Active gym. The 10-acre
site is also thronged with high
street shops, cosmopolitan bars
and a brace of restaurants,
with outlets spread across five
floors. Visitors stream through
its doors day after day, intent
on sourcing the hottest fashions
or catching the latest cinema
releases. In the evening, the
space is transformed; hip
venues like Evuna, an authentic
Spanish wine house, or James
Martin’s restaurant within the
Manchester235 Casino, are
packed with patrons. Additional
features include an elegant
landscaped
public
square,
the city’s first purpose-built
plaza since the Second World
War. On-site parking is also
available for up to 1,200
vehicles. With its storied history
and vibrant attractions, The
Great Northern Warehouse is a
Manchester institution.
