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View from corner of Deansgate / St Mary’s Gate looking towards Shambles pubs and Manchester Cathedral  

c.1971 

Margaret Newbold

Site now occupied by No.1 Deansgate

Strangeways on background

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Kim Coates pointing at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, England.

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Pictures taken from Highland House 

1970s

From the same SET : this and this

Photo taken by Dave Williams from the roof of what was then Highland House in Salford just opposite Manchester Cathedral, and is now apparently called North Tower. They were taken early in the 1970s shortly before the Old Shambles was raised when they created the Arndale Shopping Centre and Shambles Square. 

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General view of Manchester Cathedral, Greater Manchester 

June 1959

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When the Strangeways Prison riot kicked off in April 1990, some of the prisoners were assembled in the prison's chapel to listen to a sermon from a visiting Anglican preacher. A prisoner, Paul Taylor, rushed the prison chaplain, Noel Proctor, and stole his mic, effectively initiating the riot. The dialogue from the resultant scuffle was recorded and is amazing:

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On the March 

1978

A march makes its way Bury New Road towards central Manchester

Strangeways Prison top right

Boddingtons Brewery on the bottom

Clarence Hat Works mid right

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UK Prison History Uncovered: HMP Strangeways

UK Prison History Uncovered: HMP Strangeways

HMP Strangeways

If you ever examine the Manchester skyline, one of the first features you’ll notice is the imposing 234 ft high chimney of Strangeways Prison. Originally opened in 1868, the building is an impressive example of classic Victorian architecture – red-bricked, turreted and visually dramatic. However, the elegant walls contain a rich, intriguing history – some of it positive, but much…

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There Is An Inmate On The Roof Of a Manchester Prison, and Former Inmates Would Like To Gamble on Whether There Will Be A Riot...

There Is An Inmate On The Roof Of a Manchester Prison, and Former Inmates Would Like To Gamble on Whether There Will Be A Riot…

So, the most interesting thing happening right now, likely in the damn World, is that this murderer is on the roof of a Prison in Manchester, England. He’s snacking on breakfast, reading a newspaper, smashing shit, and generally just doing what one would do if they’ve been on the roof of a Prison for over 24 hours. Allegedly he’s protesting conditions in the Prison. I couldn’t tell you what those…

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