Watts+Warehouse

In the Manchester city centre, lots of old warehouses can be found. Most of these are now made into offices and apartments, a result of city redevelopment during the past 20-30 years. The result is a distinctive atmosphere, a mix of old and new buildings right next to each other. The mills are not in the centre of Manchester but rather in the suburbs. The city centre warehouses were used to store the finished rolled cloth. Also buyers could go there to examine the cloth. Watts Warehouse stands on Portland Street and opened back in 1856. At that time it was the largest single-occupancy textile warehouse in Manchester. It now serves as a hotel.

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