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[[File:Manchester-Canal Street-Gay Village map.png|thumb|Manchester Gay Village|alt=street map of the area]]'''Manchester Gay Village''' is the gay quarter of [[Manchester]], centred on '''Canal Street''' which runs along the Rochdale Canal. When the cloth trade declined in the 20th century, the canal and the warehouses along it went into decline, and the area became a cruising ground for gay men.
[[File:Manchester-Canal Street-Gay Village map.png|thumb|Manchester Gay Village|alt=street map of the area]]'''Manchester Gay Village''' is the gay quarter of [[Manchester]], centred on '''Canal Street''' which runs along the [[Rochdale Canal]]. When the cloth trade declined in the 20th century, the canal and the warehouses along it went into decline, and the area became a cruising ground for gay men.


Subsequently a number of establishments opened catering for gay people, and the area has at times been popular with straight as well as gay people, and for hen nights.
Subsequently a number of establishments opened catering for gay people, and the area has at times been popular with straight as well as gay people, and for hen nights.
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The village includes one open space, [[Sackville Gardens]], which contains the [[Alan Turing Memorial]] and the [[Beacon of Hope]].
The village includes one open space, [[Sackville Gardens]], which contains the [[Alan Turing Memorial]] and the [[Beacon of Hope]].


==Local establishments, 1995==
''[[Gay Europe (1995)]]'' lists the following gay establishments in Canal Street, Richmond Street, Bloom Street, Sackville Street and Princess Street:
''[[Gay Europe (1995)]]'' lists the following gay establishments in Canal Street, Richmond Street, Bloom Street, Sackville Street and Princess Street:


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*[[Paradise Factory]]
*[[Paradise Factory]]


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==Establishments, 2014==
===Clubs, bars and restaurants===
*[[Alter Ego]]
*[[AXM (club)]]
*[[Baa Baa]]
*[[Bar Pop]]
*[[Belinda Scandals]]
*[[Centre Stage]]
*[[Churchills]]
*[[Company Bar]]
*[[Coyotes]]
*[[Cruz101]]
*[[Eagle Bar]]
*[[Eden bar]] (across bridge)
*[[Essential & Queer]]
*[[G-A-Y Manchester]]
*[[Napoleons]] (closed 2024 following an immigration raid <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0030x1j2lo 'Oldest gay bar' loses licence after raid </ref>)
*[[New Union]]
*[[New York New York]]
*[[Oscars]]
*[[Paddys Goose]]
*[[Richmond Tea Rooms]]
*[[Taurus Bar]]
*[[The Molly House]]
*[[The Rembrandt]]
*[[The Thompson Arms]]
*[[Tribeca Bar]]
*[[Vanilla]]
*[[Velvet]]
*[[Via]]
*[[View]]
*[[Villaggio]]
 
===Village Shops and Services===
*[[Clone Zone]]
*[[Manchester Cars]]
*[[Pure Tanning]]
*[[SACO Apartments]]
*[[Street Cars]]
*[[Village Hair]]
*[[The Village Shop]]
 
==External links==
 
* http://www.canal-st.co.uk/ Canal Street website
 
==References==
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[[Category:Manchester]]
[[Category:English localities]]
[[Category:English localities]]
[[Category:Manchester gay village| ]]

Latest revision as of 13:08, 10 July 2026

street map of the area
Manchester Gay Village

Manchester Gay Village is the gay quarter of Manchester, centred on Canal Street which runs along the Rochdale Canal. When the cloth trade declined in the 20th century, the canal and the warehouses along it went into decline, and the area became a cruising ground for gay men.

Subsequently a number of establishments opened catering for gay people, and the area has at times been popular with straight as well as gay people, and for hen nights.

The village includes one open space, Sackville Gardens, which contains the Alan Turing Memorial and the Beacon of Hope.

Local establishments, 1995

Gay Europe (1995) lists the following gay establishments in Canal Street, Richmond Street, Bloom Street, Sackville Street and Princess Street:

Establishments, 2014

Clubs, bars and restaurants

Village Shops and Services

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0030x1j2lo 'Oldest gay bar' loses licence after raid
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