Hi all, first post on this forum, hope its OK. I took these photos a while ago, but have only just got round to sorting them out. As you enter Manchester Victoria station (from the city centre) there is a lovely old disused premises within the station buildings on the left hand side of what is oddly known as 'cigar alley'. It was originally a bank, but its last use was an arcade (I think), it has lain unused for at least 10 years. My visit was with work, but I thought you might find the inside interesting none the less. The original building was contructed in 1909 by William Dawes, the 4 floors are largely unused, I have some photos of the disused office if anyones interested. Anyway, enough of the waffle, on with the photos:
A scan of the station frontage, the bank can be seen on the corner:
The entrance as it is now from inside:
The main area with parquet flooring which has seen better days:
Various rooms with funky wallpaper:
There is a cellar to this property, but alas I had no torch, was in a suit, and rather disturbed by the large amount of rat droppings so rather than venture down there I did the butch thing and wimped out!!
If you are interested in the history of the station, the front cover at the top of this thread is from a good book, which I recommend.
Thanks for looking
A scan of the station frontage, the bank can be seen on the corner:
The entrance as it is now from inside:
The main area with parquet flooring which has seen better days:
Various rooms with funky wallpaper:
There is a cellar to this property, but alas I had no torch, was in a suit, and rather disturbed by the large amount of rat droppings so rather than venture down there I did the butch thing and wimped out!!
If you are interested in the history of the station, the front cover at the top of this thread is from a good book, which I recommend.
Thanks for looking
