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==Establishments, 2014== | ==Establishments, 2014== | ||
===Clubs, bars and restaurants=== | |||
*[[Alter Ego]] | *[[Alter Ego]] | ||
*[[AXM]] | *[[AXM (club)]] | ||
*[[Baa Baa]] | *[[Baa Baa]] | ||
*[[Bar Pop]] | *[[Bar Pop]] | ||
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*[[Cruz101]] | *[[Cruz101]] | ||
*[[Eagle Bar]] | *[[Eagle Bar]] | ||
*[[Eden]] (across bridge) | *[[Eden bar]] (across bridge) | ||
*[[Essential & Queer]] | *[[Essential & Queer]] | ||
*[[G-A-Y]] | *[[G-A-Y Manchester]] | ||
*[[Napoleons]] | *[[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 Union]] | ||
*[[New York New York]] | *[[New York New York]] | ||
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*[[View]] | *[[View]] | ||
*[[Villaggio]] | *[[Villaggio]] | ||
===Village Shops and Services=== | ===Village Shops and Services=== | ||
*[[Clone Zone]] | *[[Clone Zone]] | ||
*[[Manchester Cars]] | *[[Manchester Cars]] | ||
*[[Pure Tanning]] | *[[Pure Tanning]] | ||
*[[SACO Apartments]] | *[[SACO Apartments]] | ||
*[[Street Cars]] | *[[Street Cars]] | ||
*[[Village Hair]] | *[[Village Hair]] | ||
*[[The Village Shop]] | *[[The Village Shop]] | ||
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* http://www.canal-st.co.uk/ Canal Street website | * http://www.canal-st.co.uk/ Canal Street website | ||
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[[Category:Manchester]] | [[Category:Manchester]] | ||
[[Category:English localities]] | [[Category:English localities]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 10 July 2026
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:
- Rembrandt Hotel
- Manto's
- Austin's
- Bloom Street Café
- Central Park
- Cruz
- Equinox
- Napoleon's
- Paddy's Goose
- Q-Bar
- New York, New York
- Paradise Factory
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 [1])
- 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
External links
- http://www.canal-st.co.uk/ Canal Street website
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0030x1j2lo 'Oldest gay bar' loses licence after raid