Manchester Exchange Station?

[BrianW]

That's two years before I was born, for fuck's sake.
:-(

So; Mayfield was across London Road from the main London Road station, was it?

Across Fairfield Street - the one that leads onto Ashton Old Road. I'm pretty sure you could also get in straight from the street, but as I said I was only a kid and I don't recall.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

That's two years before I was born, for fuck's sake.
:-(

So; Mayfield was across London Road from the main London Road station, was it?

It's behind the Star & Garter pub.
It's also done up now as an entertainment venue and hosted the big viewing of the City v Inter Final

 

[mancityvstoke]

That's two years before I was born, for fuck's sake.
:-(

So; Mayfield was across London Road from the main London Road station, was it?

not far from where you look for some .....company


Think it's used as a massive warehouse venue now isn't it?

Depot Mayfield Manchester - Depot, Concourse, Archive and Platform

Depot is a 10,000 capacity venue for culture located at Manchester’s historic former railway Mayfield. Part of a £1billion regeneration project, Depot Mayfield will provide a platform for a diverse programme of arts, music, industry, culture and community events in this unique found space...

depotmayfield.com

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

not far from where you look for some .....company


Think it's used as a massive warehouse venue now isn't it?

Gigs and as I mentioned above, the Champions League Final on big screens

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

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oakiecokie took this photo

The statue of Oliver Cromwell at the front before being removed and left to rot in Wythenshawe Park

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Love Martin's videos

Yes, they are excellent. My favourite:-



I've walked through the tunnels many times, even drove my Ford Capri through it in 1978.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

My dad was a cabby at Exchange station in the 1950's. He could only afford a Salford Licence he once told me, If he had a Manchester one he could have picked up at Victoria a few hundred yards away which was much busier. His most common fare was over to Piccadilly 1s/6p ( 71/2p in todays money,) cabbies used to hate this because they might have been queuing for two hours for this, and then go to the back again when they returned.

The best fares were when the holiday special got back from Butlins in North Wales, the train was packed with holidaymakers wanting to get home.

Platform 11 which joined the two stations used to be the longest railway platform in Europe at the time.

Disclaimer:- Not my photograph..see below.

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What is on the site now? Is the approach road still there?

 

[jimharri]

Gigs and as I mentioned above, the Champions League Final on big screens

Any particular gigs? Oasis tribute acts, maybe?

;-)

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Any particular gigs? Oasis tribute acts, maybe?

;-)

What's On - Depot at Mayfield

SS20: Concourse Only, The Warehouse Project, Aphex Twin Curates, FAC51 The Hacienda Returns, Homoelectric presents Homobloc, and more at Depot Mayfield.

depotmayfield.com

 

[mancityvstoke]

Manchester is unrecognisable these days to me