Manchester Gay Village

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:

• 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 )
• 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