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	Partly based on the Wikipedia article "Canal Street (Manchester)".		Partly based on the Wikipedia article "Canal Street (Manchester)".

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Ross Burgess at 23:11, 6 March 2016

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	The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.		The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.

	Manto closed in 2013.<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/manto-finally-closes. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fofzsSur)</ref> The premises have now been taken over by [[On Bar]].<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/~~manto~~-~~finally~~-~~closes~~. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/~~6fofzsSur~~)</ref>		Manto closed in 2013.<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/manto-finally-closes. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fofzsSur)</ref> The premises have now been taken over by [[On Bar]].<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/launch-date-for-on-bar. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fogPBcEZ)</ref>

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Ross Burgess at 23:10, 6 March 2016

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	The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.		The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.

	Manto closed in 2013.<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/manto-finally-closes. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fofzsSur)</ref> The premises have now been taken over by [[On Bar]].<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/~~launch~~-~~date~~-~~for-on-bar~~. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org</ref>		Manto closed in 2013.<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/manto-finally-closes. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fofzsSur)</ref> The premises have now been taken over by [[On Bar]].<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/manto-finally-closes. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fofzsSur)</ref>

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Ross Burgess at 23:09, 6 March 2016

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	The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.		The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.

	Manto closed in 2013.<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/manto-finally-closes. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fofzsSur)</ref> The premises have now been taken over by [[On Bar]].		Manto closed in 2013.<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/manto-finally-closes. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fofzsSur)</ref> The premises have now been taken over by [[On Bar]].<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/launch-date-for-on-bar. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org</ref>

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	Partly based on the Wikipedia article "Canal Street (Manchester).		Partly based on the Wikipedia article "Canal Street (Manchester)".

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Ross Burgess at 23:04, 6 March 2016

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	[[File:Manto Bar Manchester.jpg\|thumb\|Manto]]'''Manto''' ("Manchester Tomorrow") is a gay bar in [[Canal Street]], [[Manchester]].		[[File:Manto Bar Manchester.jpg\|thumb\|Manto]]'''Manto''' ("Manchester Tomorrow") was a gay bar in [[Canal Street]], [[Manchester]].

	Manto was created when [[Carol Ainscow]], a gay property developer, alongside her business partner Peter Dalton, bought a run-down building on Canal Street. It opened in 1991. The building, designed by Benedict Smith Architects<ref>Claire Hartwell, ''Manchester''. (Pevsner Architectural Guides) New Haven: Yale U P 2001; pages 149-50</ref> was the first in the area to be clad with large plate glass windows,<ref name="Independent">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-gay-village-canal-street-manchester-1336138.html Jenny Turner "The gay village, Canal Street, Manchester" ''The Independent'' 9 June 1996</ref> allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously many establishments catering for the gay community were keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement "we're here, we're queer – get used to it". A brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, to remain underground and invisible.<ref>John Binnnie, ''Cosmopolitan Urbanism'', Routledge, 2006 page 230 isbn 0-415-34491-3</ref> Ainscow stated, "I felt sick of having to knock on doors and hide".<ref name="Campbell">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/aug/07/gayrights.communities Beatrix Campbell "Village people" ''The Guardian'' 7 August 2004</ref> Despite this, Ainscow stated that the for the first six months of business, Manto was continually losing money due to people's fear of being seen in there.<ref name="Campbell"/> The opening of Manto was regarded as a catalyst for the development of many of the current style of bars and clubs in the Village.<ref name="Independent2">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/paint-the-town-pink-1526090.html David Smith & Colin Richardson "Paint the town pink" ''The Independent'' 17 December 1995 </ref>		Manto was created when [[Carol Ainscow]], a gay property developer, alongside her business partner Peter Dalton, bought a run-down building on Canal Street. It opened in 1991. The building, designed by Benedict Smith Architects<ref>Claire Hartwell, ''Manchester''. (Pevsner Architectural Guides) New Haven: Yale U P 2001; pages 149-50</ref> was the first in the area to be clad with large plate glass windows,<ref name="Independent">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-gay-village-canal-street-manchester-1336138.html Jenny Turner "The gay village, Canal Street, Manchester" ''The Independent'' 9 June 1996</ref> allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously many establishments catering for the gay community were keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement "we're here, we're queer – get used to it". A brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, to remain underground and invisible.<ref>John Binnnie, ''Cosmopolitan Urbanism'', Routledge, 2006 page 230 isbn 0-415-34491-3</ref> Ainscow stated, "I felt sick of having to knock on doors and hide".<ref name="Campbell">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/aug/07/gayrights.communities Beatrix Campbell "Village people" ''The Guardian'' 7 August 2004</ref> Despite this, Ainscow stated that the for the first six months of business, Manto was continually losing money due to people's fear of being seen in there.<ref name="Campbell"/> The opening of Manto was regarded as a catalyst for the development of many of the current style of bars and clubs in the Village.<ref name="Independent2">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/paint-the-town-pink-1526090.html David Smith & Colin Richardson "Paint the town pink" ''The Independent'' 17 December 1995 </ref>
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	The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.		The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.

			Manto closed in 2013.<ref>http://www.canal-st.co.uk/news/manto-finally-closes. Accessed: 2016-03-06. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6fofzsSur)</ref> The premises have now been taken over by [[On Bar]].

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Ross Burgess at 18:32, 6 March 2016

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Jenbird at 08:31, 9 December 2014

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	Manto is one of the stops on the [[Manchester LGBT Heritage Trail]]. The write-up says:		Manto is one of the stops on the [[Manchester LGBT Heritage Trail]]. The write-up says:
	:"It was a world away from the New Union and pushed the Village to the forefront of Manchester's (even the UK's) going out and coming out culture. It’s hard to understand now how a bar with balconies in which one could sip coffee and read the Sunday papers could be so revolutionary. Manto was very successful and bred an offshoot in London, a sibling round the corner, and ran the popular gay and lesbian club, Paradise Factory."<ref>http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Arts/Out-in-the-Past-Trail-part-one</ref>		:"It was a world away from the New Union and pushed the Village to the forefront of Manchester's (even the UK's) going out and coming out culture. It’s hard to understand now how a bar with balconies in which one could sip coffee and read the Sunday papers could be so revolutionary. Manto was very successful and bred an offshoot in London, a sibling round the corner, and ran the popular gay and lesbian club, Paradise Factory."<ref>http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/Culture/Arts/Out-in-the-Past-Trail-part-one</ref>

			The bar was highlighted in the mid 1990s by [[Bisexual Action Manchester]] as one of the venues in the gay village operating "no bisexuals" door policies.

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Ross Burgess at 22:12, 10 October 2014

2014-10-10T22:12:42Z

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	'''Manto''' ("Manchester Tomorrow") is a gay bar in [[Canal Street]], [[Manchester]].		[[File:Manto Bar Manchester.jpg\|thumb\|Manto]]'''Manto''' ("Manchester Tomorrow") is a gay bar in [[Canal Street]], [[Manchester]].

	Manto was created when [[Carol Ainscow]], a gay property developer, alongside her business partner Peter Dalton, bought a run-down building on Canal Street. It opened in 1991. The building, designed by Benedict Smith Architects<ref>Claire Hartwell, ''Manchester''. (Pevsner Architectural Guides) New Haven: Yale U P 2001; pages 149-50</ref> was the first in the area to be clad with large plate glass windows,<ref name="Independent">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-gay-village-canal-street-manchester-1336138.html Jenny Turner "The gay village, Canal Street, Manchester" ''The Independent'' 9 June 1996</ref> allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously many establishments catering for the gay community were keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement "we're here, we're queer – get used to it". A brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, to remain underground and invisible.<ref>John Binnnie, ''Cosmopolitan Urbanism'', Routledge, 2006 page 230 isbn 0-415-34491-3</ref> Ainscow stated, "I felt sick of having to knock on doors and hide".<ref name="Campbell">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/aug/07/gayrights.communities Beatrix Campbell "Village people" ''The Guardian'' 7 August 2004</ref> Despite this, Ainscow stated that the for the first six months of business, Manto was continually losing money due to people's fear of being seen in there.<ref name="Campbell"/> The opening of Manto was regarded as a catalyst for the development of many of the current style of bars and clubs in the Village.<ref name="Independent2">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/paint-the-town-pink-1526090.html David Smith & Colin Richardson "Paint the town pink" ''The Independent'' 17 December 1995 </ref>		Manto was created when [[Carol Ainscow]], a gay property developer, alongside her business partner Peter Dalton, bought a run-down building on Canal Street. It opened in 1991. The building, designed by Benedict Smith Architects<ref>Claire Hartwell, ''Manchester''. (Pevsner Architectural Guides) New Haven: Yale U P 2001; pages 149-50</ref> was the first in the area to be clad with large plate glass windows,<ref name="Independent">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-gay-village-canal-street-manchester-1336138.html Jenny Turner "The gay village, Canal Street, Manchester" ''The Independent'' 9 June 1996</ref> allowing the casual passer-by to view what was going on inside. Previously many establishments catering for the gay community were keen to conceal activities from the general public, but the architectural design of Manto was seen as a queer visual statement "we're here, we're queer – get used to it". A brick-and-mortar refusal to hide any more, to remain underground and invisible.<ref>John Binnnie, ''Cosmopolitan Urbanism'', Routledge, 2006 page 230 isbn 0-415-34491-3</ref> Ainscow stated, "I felt sick of having to knock on doors and hide".<ref name="Campbell">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/aug/07/gayrights.communities Beatrix Campbell "Village people" ''The Guardian'' 7 August 2004</ref> Despite this, Ainscow stated that the for the first six months of business, Manto was continually losing money due to people's fear of being seen in there.<ref name="Campbell"/> The opening of Manto was regarded as a catalyst for the development of many of the current style of bars and clubs in the Village.<ref name="Independent2">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/paint-the-town-pink-1526090.html David Smith & Colin Richardson "Paint the town pink" ''The Independent'' 17 December 1995 </ref>
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