Two of the many works adorning the outside of Affleck's Palace
Mosaics on the side of Affleck's Palace
Affleck's Palace side entrance Affleck's Palace is a building located at the junction of Church Street/Tib Street with Dale Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter of Manchester in England. It has a variety of Gothic and alternative stores. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 750 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 Ã 1024 pixel, file size: 604 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Mosaic and famous sign on the side of Afflecks Palace in Manchester. ...
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Centre of Manchesters Northern quarter, Oldham street is home to several of Manchesters alternative bars and shops, such as Vinyl Exchange, the citys largest second hand record store, Afflecks palace, Picadilly records, and several of Manchesters best small venues, such as Dry Bar and the...
The Northern Quarter is an area in the city centre of Manchester, UK, generally marked out between Piccadilly, Victoria and Ancoats, and centred around Oldham Street, just off Piccadilly Gardens. ...
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It caters mainly for students but people of all ages do shop in the building. Dozens of independent stalls, small chain shops and punk-style boutiques operate in the one building. During the 1990s 'Mad-chester Summer Of Lover' period when a local bands like the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets were riding on the cusp of a wave, Affleck's Palace was a fashionable spot to get your oversized flared jeans and tie dyed t-shirts and with the 'Eastern Bloc' record store dealing in all the latest underground dance tunes of the time. For the band, see 1990s (band). ...
The Stone Roses were an influential English rock band from Manchester formed in 1984. ...
Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. ...
The Inspiral Carpets is an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert in 1986. ...
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It is open Monday to Saturday but closes on Sundays and is a quirky, creative and eclectic melting pot of different fashion, music, and decor tastes. All of the floors of Affleck's are accessible by a lift, which features sound clips, special effects, and glow in the dark designs. In February 2007 the MEN reported that the owners of Affleck's Palace, Bruntwood, may redevelop the building[1]. However, on Afflecks' myspace the owners have stated it will not be closing. The Manchester Evening News is an English daily newspaper published each week day evening and on Saturdays. ...
Shops
(Not including the Northern Quarter Arcade, (N4) which is adjacent to the Palace, but not part of the same building. Notable shops in the arcade are; Panic Posters, The Studio, Cyber Dog, Pink Kamikaze, Cafe Society and the Rubber Plantation.)
Ground floor First floor - Strawberry peach
- Sara Jane
- Vintage Clothing
- No Angel
- Thunder Egg
- Space Hopper
- Graffito Art
- Milner and Webb
- Silly Shack
- Elysia
- Vintage 2 Fetish
- Abacus
- Prior Jewels
- Spoiled
Second floor - Cherry Cherry
- Palace Barber
- Mashed
- Vampire Bunnies
- Tokyo Royal
- Zeffa
- American Graffiti
- Sorted Image
- Rowfers
- XL
- Soho's
- Shiva Body Piercing
- Under your Hat
- Harpoon Louies
Third Floor - Me&Yu - Independent Fashion Label selling handmade & handprinted designs.
- Inex
- Butterfly
- Cafe
- Bead Shop
- Attic Fancy Dress
- Vintage 2 Fetish
- Delicious
- Sasa Loves
- Tokyo 15
- Biggi Bagga - Bags & fashion accessories including hair extensions.
- Frippery- Loads of handmade jewellery
External links - www.afflecks-palace.co.uk
- Manchester 2002 entry for Affleck's Palace
- [1] [2] [3] Manchester Evening News stories about potential closure.
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