词条 | Portland Street, Manchester |
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Portland Street is a street which runs from Piccadilly at its junction with Newton Street southwards to Oxford Street at its junction with Chepstow Street in Manchester, England. The major buildings of Portland Street include the largest former warehouse in the city centre, Watts Warehouse (grade II* listed), the former Bank of England Building and other former warehouses on the corners of Princess Street. LocationPortland Street was a name given to a new street on the site of a lane called Garrett Lane after a 14th-century hall, Garrett Hall; like some others it was borrowed from the street of the same name in London by wealthy Manchester men in the early 19th century.[1] It became Victorian Manchester's showpiece: until the 1850s it ended at David Street (afterwards renamed Princess Street). From the 1840s this part of the town began to be taken over by warehouses and during the 1850s and 1860s they predominated in Portland Street. The 1911 Victoria County History refers to "a very fine vista of unbroken line" of warehouse buildings "chiefly constructed in brick and terra cotta".[2] Its parade of impressive buildings was reduced by bombing during the Second World War and some later development ignored the old building line.[3] BuildingsOne building is grade II* listed (Watts Warehouse) and many are grade II listed, including the former Pickles Building at 101, the Portland Thistle Hotel at 3, 5 and 9, Nos 74–80 (including the Grey Horse public house) and many old Victorian textile warehouses.[4]
TransportThe northernmost section of Portland Street is close to the bus and Metrolink stations at Piccadilly Gardens and the Metrolink line towards Piccadilly railway station crosses Portland Street to get into Aytoun Street. There are bus stops for southbound services near Sackville Street and northbound services near Dickinson Street. Chorlton Street coach station is nearby south of Chorlton Street next to the gay village. See also
References1. ^Bradshaw, L. D. (1985). Origins of Street Names in the City of Manchester. Radcliffe: Neil Richardson. {{ISBN|0-907511-87-2}}; p. 39 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41409 |title=Townships: Manchester (part 1 of 2) |author=William Farrer & J. Brownbill (editors) |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |date=1911 |work=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 |accessdate=10 February 2014 }} 3. ^Atkins, Philip (1976) Guide across Manchester. Manchester: Civic Trust for the North West {{ISBN|0-901347-29-9}}; pp. 26–27, 30–31 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1908&pageNumber=15 |title=A–Z of Listed Buildings in Manchester |publisher=Manchester City Council |accessdate=8 May 2018}} 5. ^1 Sharp, Dennis, ed. (1969) Manchester. (City Buildings Series.) London: Studio Vista; pp. 20–21 6. ^Atkins; pp. 26–27 7. ^Atkins; pp. 26, 28 8. ^Atkins; p. 28 9. ^Stewart, Cecil (1956) The Stones of Manchester. London: Edward Arnold; pp. 101–03 10. ^{{National Heritage List for England| num=1247057 |desc=Circus Tavern and Attached Railings |grade=II |fewer-links= |accessdate=8 May 2018}} Further reading
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