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Victorian barracks in shadow of Mancunian Way sold by church
16.11.2023 - 09:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Victorian barracks on the outskirts of Manchester city centre has been sold.
Ardwick Green Barracks, which was designed by Mancunian architect Lawrence Booth, was opened by Prince George, the Prince of Cambridge, in 1887. Later, it was home to the 8th battalion of the Manchester Regiment before they were mobilised to the Western Front during the First World War.
After the Second World War, during which time it was used as a detention centre, the 8th battalion returned to their earlier home. From 1967 to 2018 it was the headquarters to a succession of territorial and volunteers army companies – the last from 2006 being D (Inkerman) Company of the 4th Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.
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It was confirmed on Wednesday (November 15) that the barracks have been purchased by an as-yet-undisclosed client. While it is not known what’s in store for the building, selling agent Daniel Woodcock has hinted that it will be ‘usefully employed’.
The partner at Butcher & Barlow said: “It’s great that this iconic building in the centre of Manchester is to be preserved and maintained for the future and to be usefully employed unlike some buildings from the Victorian period, like old mills, that have sadly been left in a state of rack and ruin.”
The barracks had been owned by charity Vinelife Church, which purchased the site in 2020. Previously, they held the Anchor coffee shop, established on the site of The Whitworth pub — opposite the park of the same name in
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