Collyhurst
District of Manchester
England - United Kingdom

Manchester Jewish Museum

Manchester Jewish Museum tells the story of the Jewish community in Manchester, England, over the last 200 years. It occupies the former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue on Cheetham Hill Road and is a grade II* listed building The synagogue was completed in 1874 but the building became redundant through the migration of the Jewish population away from the Cheetham area further north to Prestwich and Whitefield. It was re-opened as a museum in March 1984.

Located at 53.4958, -2.23833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester, Grade II* listed places of worship, Jewish museums, Museums in Manchester, Synagogues in Manchester, Religious buildings completed in 1874, Moorish Revival synagogues, Synagogues preserved as museums

Islington Branch Canal

The Islington Branch Canal was a short canal branch at Ancoats in north-west England, which joined the main line of the Ashton Canal between locks 1 and 2.

Located at 53.4808, -2.2225 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Canals in Manchester

Cheetham Hill

Cheetham Hill is an inner city area of Manchester, England. As an electoral ward it is known as Cheetham and has a population of 12,846. It lies on the west bank of the River Irk, 1.4 miles north-northeast of Manchester city centre and close to the boundary with the City of Salford. Cheetham Hill is bounded by the neighbourhoods of Broughton, Crumpsall and Collyhurst, on the west, north and southeast respectively.

Located at 53.5039, -2.23083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Areas of Manchester, UK locations with ethnic minority-majority populations, Manchester City Council Wards

Star Hall

Star Hall was a Mission Hall in Ancoats, Manchester, founded by Francis Crossley to meet the spiritual needs of his factory workers. It included the Crossley Hospital, a Maternity hospital. The building was previously a dance hall. On his death in 1897, his daughter continued the mission until 1919. At this time the building and mission were handed over to the Salvation Army. Crossley had been a personal friend of William Booth, and had even been called the 'Paymaster General' of the SA.

Located at 53.4824, -2.2163 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1985, Salvation Army buildings, Churches in Manchester, Theatres in Greater Manchester, Hospitals in Manchester, Christianity in Manchester

Band on the Wall

Band on the Wall is a live music venue at 25 Swan Street in the Northern Quarter area of Manchester city centre.

Located at 53.4852, -2.2342 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Busking venues, Music venues in Manchester, Jazz clubs in the United Kingdom

Manchester North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Located at 53.51, -2.21 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Manchester (historic)

Corpus Christi Priory

Corpus Christi Priory was a Roman Catholic Premonstratensian priory in Manchester, England. Norbertine Canons Regular first came to Manchester in 1889 from the Belgian Abbey of Tongerlo and in the Miles Platting area of Manchester built Corpus Christi Basilica which they served until 2007 when mounting repair and maintenance costs forced the closure of the basilica.

Located at 53.4925, -2.215 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Premonstratensian monasteries in England, Roman Catholic Church in England, Churches in Manchester, Basilica churches in the United Kingdom, 19th-century Christian monasteries, 1889 establishments in England

Ancoats Hospital

The Ancoats Hospital was a large inner-city hospital, located in Ancoats, to the north of Manchester, England, city centre. The hospital was built in 1873 to serve the densely-populated districts of north and east Manchester. The hospital had five wards: Brackenbury was the children's ward, where the patients were mainly in for minor operations such as removal of tonsils and adenoids. More serious childhood problems were treated at Booth Hall Children's hospital in Blackley.

Located at 53.4823, -2.22084 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hospitals in Manchester, Grade II listed buildings in Manchester

St Michael's Flags and Angel Meadow Park

St Michael's Flags and Angel Meadow Park is a public park to the immediate northeast of Manchester city centre, in North West England. Located on a slope between the River Irk and Rochdale Road occupies an area of  acres, but features in the formative history of Manchester. It was once an affluent suburb of Manchester, until the 19th-century Industrial Revolution altered the social standing of the area and introduced poverty and disease.

Located at 53.4892, -2.23556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks and commons in Manchester

Greater Manchester County Record Office

The Greater Manchester County Record Office (GMCRO) is an archive of primary materials relating to the heritage of Greater Manchester, in North West England; it is located in Manchester city centre. Opened in 1976, the main function of the GMCRO is to store historical records relating to the Greater Manchester, and to make them available for members of the public for research. There are 4 miles of shelving of records, which date back to 1197.

Located at 53.487, -2.23431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Archives in Greater Manchester, Organisations based in Greater Manchester, 1976 establishments in England, County record offices in England

Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

The Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester is a museum that aims to preserve and promote the public transport heritage of Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. Owned by Transport for Greater Manchester, the museum is located in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester.

Located at 53.5029, -2.2332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Manchester, Visitor attractions in Manchester, Transport museums in England, Bus museums in England

Miles Platting railway station

Miles Platting railway station served the district of Miles Platting in Manchester from 1844 until closure on 27 May 1995. The station was opened on 1 January 1844 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway; after amalgamating with other railways, this became the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847. The station was situated at the junction of the lines to Stalybridge (opened 1846) and Rochdale (opened 1839), and had platforms on both routes.

Located at 53.4971, -2.2103 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Manchester, Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1844, Railway stations closed in 1995

Murrays' Mills

Murrays' Mills is a complex of former cotton mills on land between Jersey Street and the Rochdale Canal in the district of Ancoats, Manchester, England. The mills were built for brothers Adam and George Murray. The first mill on the site, Old Mill, was begun in 1797, and is the world's oldest surviving urban steam-powered cotton spinning factory.

Located at 53.4839, -2.2267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester, Grade II listed buildings in Manchester, Textile mills in Manchester

Daily Express Building, Manchester

The Daily Express Building, located on Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, is a Grade II* listed building which was designed by engineer, Sir Owen Williams. It was built in 1939 to house one of three Daily Express offices; the other two similar buildings are located in London and Glasgow. The pre-World War II building is notable for its timeless quality and is often mistaken for being much younger than it is due to its futuristic avant garde appearance.

Located at 53.485, -2.23135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester, Buildings and structures completed in 1939, Art Deco architecture in England, Daily Express

Beehive Mill

Beehive Mill is a Grade II* listed former cotton mill in the district of Ancoats, Manchester, England. It is located at on a site surrounded by Radium Street, Jersey Street, Bengal Street and Naval Street. The building was constructed in three phases, the first two being in the early 1820s with the third phase being added in 1847. The second phase, built in 1824 and used as warehousing is an important example of early fireproof construction.

Located at 53.4848, -2.2257 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester, Textile mills in Manchester

Manchester Oldham Road railway station

Manchester Oldham Road was a railway station built on the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) in Miles Platting, Greater Manchester. Built in 1839 and opened on 3 July, it was the Manchester terminus for the railway.

Located at 53.4872, -2.22885 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Manchester, Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1839, Railway stations closed in 1844

Irk Valley Junction rail crash

The Irk Valley Junction rail crash occurred on 15 August 1953 at Collyhurst, just over a mile from Manchester Victoria station. At that point, the electrified line to Bury passes through Irk Valley Junction, so called because it lies on a viaduct above the River Irk. At 07:40 on the morning of 15 August 1953, the 07:20 electric train from Bury collided with the 07:36 steam passenger train to Bacup hauled by a Class 4P 2-6-4 tank engine.

Located at 53.4983, -2.22611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway accidents in England, Railway accidents in 1953, 1953 in England, Disasters in Greater Manchester, Rail transport in Greater Manchester, History of Manchester, Bridge disasters caused by collision

Queens Road Metrolink station

Queens Road Metrolink Station is a proposed station on the Bury line, currently it is used as a staff-halt station only but there are plans to convert this into a full time station. With this in place it will replace Woodlands Road as the station closest to the Manchester Museum of Transport.

Located at 53.502, -2.227 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Proposed Manchester Metrolink stations

Brunswick Mill, Ancoats

Brunswick Mill, Ancoats is a cotton spinning mill in Ancoats, Manchester, England. It was built around 1840, part of a group of mills built along the Ashton Canal, and at that time it was one of the countries largest mills. It was built round a quadrangle, a seven-storey block facing the canal. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Production finished in 1967.

Located at 53.4852, -2.2143 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Textile mills owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation, Textile mills in Manchester,

McConnel & Kennedy Mills

McConnel & Kennedy Mills are a group of cotton mills on Redhill Street in Ancoats, Manchester, England. With the adjoining Murrays' Mills, they form a nationally important group. The complex consists of six mills, Old Mill built in 1797, Long Mill from 1801 and Sedgewick Mill built between 1818–1820.

Located at 53.4836, -2.22744 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Textile mills in Manchester

Sankeys (nightclub)

Sankeys is a nightclub franchise with its first nightclub in Ancoats, Manchester. The company currently operates a nightclub in Playa d’en Bossa, Ibiza and has plans to open a New York City venue this year.

Located at 53.4857, -2.22654 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Nightclubs in Manchester, Event venues established in 1994, Music in Manchester, Nightclubs in Ibiza

Jackson's Warehouse

Jackson's Warehouse (also known as Jacksons Warehouse) is a nineteenth century warehouse in the Piccadilly Basin area of Manchester.

Located at 53.4815, -2.2306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester, Warehouses in the United Kingdom

Brownfield Mill

Brownfield Mill, Binns Place, Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, England, is an early nineteenth century room and power mill constructed in 1825. Hartwell describes it as "unusually complete and well preserved. " It is a Grade II* listed building. The building housed the Avro, A.V. Roe and Company aviation factory in the early twentieth century.

Located at 53.4821, -2.229 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Manchester, Textile mills in Manchester

Chips, Manchester

Chips is a residential apartment building in New Islington, Manchester, England. Historically part of Ancoats, the building is part of an urban renewal project in east Manchester which has been led by Urban Splash. Chips consists of eight-stories and was designed by Will Alsop. Tom Bloxham of Urban Splash requested a building away from "mudanity" and came up with Chips with Alsop.

Located at 53.4815, -2.2206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Will Alsop buildings, Apartment buildings in England, Residential buildings completed in 2009, Buildings and structures in Manchester

Old Mill, Manchester

Old Mill, completed in 1798 as part of Murrays' Mills, is the oldest surviving cotton mill in Manchester, England. Sited on the Rochdale Canal in Ancoats, it was powered by a Boulton and Watt steam engine, and its narrow six-storey brick structure "came to typify the Manchester cotton mill". Old Mill was designated a Grade II* listed building on 20 June 1988.

Located at 53.4839, -2.22639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Textile mills in Manchester