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Princess Street, Manchester

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It is not clear whether the street was actually named after a princess and the second part of it once bore the name of David Street. Originally a residential street it became the site of many textile warehouses and large office buildings during the 19th century. Some of these have since been
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103 Princess Street, 1854, Grade II*, architect John Edgar Gregan (the location of the founding meeting of the
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and in the 20th century the College of Commerce and later the National Museum of Labour History).
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until the point where it continues as Brook Street and eventually joins the
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where it becomes Brook Street and then immediately Upper Brook Street.
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Looking down Princess Street from Mosley Street junction
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demolished but most have been converted to other uses.
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53°28′37″N 2°14′20″W / 53.477°N 2.239°W / 53.477; -2.239

Manchester Town Hall
city centre
Manchester
Mosley Street
Portland Street
Whitworth Street
A34

Albert Square
St Peter's Square
its tram stop
Portland Street
Rochdale Canal
Whitworth Street
River Medlock
Manchester Town Hall
Athenaeum
Sir Charles Barry
Portland Street
Mechanics' Institute
Trades Union Congress
Asia House
Whitworth Street
Lancaster House
Whitworth Street
List of streets and roads in Manchester
ISBN
0-901347-29-9

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