General Information
| Other name(s): | Manchester Central Station; Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre (G-MEX) |
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| Beginning of works: | 1876 |
| Completion: | July 1880 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Exhibition hall Event venue original use: Railroad (railway) station |
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| Material: |
Iron structure |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1963 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates: | 53° 28' 34.12" N 2° 14' 50.83" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| track hall | height | 27 m |
| length | 168 m | |
| arch span | 64 m |
Materials
| arches |
wrought iron
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Chronology
| 1880 | Manchester Central Station, Used by Midland, Great Northern and Great Central Railways, opens as smaller version of Midland Railway's Saint Pancras Station, London. |
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| 1960s | Closed as railway station after having served to the rail line connecting Manchester and Liverpool. |
| 1986 | After a £20 million conversion into an exhibition centre, the building is opened by Queen Elizabeth II. |
Participants
Initial construction (1876-1879)
Design
- Sir John Fowler (designer)
Contractor
Reconfiguration
Owner
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Roof of the new Central Station, Manchester. In: The Engineer, v. 49 ( 1880), pp. 124, 163-164, 176.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20017486 - Published on:
22/08/2005 - Last updated on:
22/04/2024
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