Market Street in Manchester

Market Street is one of the two principal retail streets in Manchester, England (the other is Deansgate). It runs from Piccadilly Gardens in the east to Lower Market Street in the west. Lower Market Street continues on a short distance in the same direction to St Mary's Gate and Deansgate. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 1074 KB) Summary Licensing Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 1074 KB) Summary Licensing Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Manchester (pronounced ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The Manchester Evening News Head Office on Deansgate. ... Fountains in Piccadilly Gardens looking towards Market Street Piccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester City Centre situated at one end of Market Street (a busy shopping area) and on the edge of the Northern Quarter. ...

History

Market Street falls along the route of the old A6 road which goes from London to Carlisle, arriving at Manchester city centre as London Road, going north along Market Street and on towards Salford.

The entirety of modern Market Street is a pedestrian zone with motor vehicle access limited to the emergency services, maintenance workers and deliveries to the adjacent shops. The east end of the street also contains a Metrolink tram stop. Emergency services are services that deal with emergencies and other aspects of Public Safety. ... A Metrolink tram in Manchester city centre. ...

Layout and Shops

Starting in the east at Piccadilly Gardens the street shares its space equally between pedestrian walkways and two Metrolink tram lines. Standing on opposite sides of the tram lines loom the imposing edifices of two large department stores belonging to Debenhams (formerly Rylands and Pauldens.) to the north and Primark (formerly Lewis's Department Store) to the south. Moving west, the street crosses Fountain Street and High Street where the tram lines turn away towards the north. Fountains in Piccadilly Gardens looking towards Market Street Piccadilly Gardens is a green space in Manchester City Centre situated at one end of Market Street (a busy shopping area) and on the edge of the Northern Quarter. ... A Metrolink tram in Manchester city centre. ... A department store organizes its goods by departments, such as womens clothes, home furnishings, electronics, and the like. ... Debenhams plc (LSE: DEB) is a retailer with a chain of department stores based in the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Lewiss was a department store group operating in the United Kingdom from 1856 to the 1990s. ...

With the removal of the tram lines, Market Street becomes an entirely pedestrian zone bustling with shoppers. Dominating the entire north side of this section is the Manchester Arndale Centre, an indoor shopping complex. A large variety of smaller shops also line the south side of the street. The largest Arndale Centre was built in Manchester at a cost of £100 million; it was constructed in phases between 1972 and 1979 and spans 26 acres, with high-rise offices and residential flats as well as retail space. ...

Throughout the pedestrian zone there can often be found a large number of street traders and entertainers. Such entertainers have in the past included traditional buskers, bagpipe players and even orchestral string quartets.

Reaching the end of the Arndale Centre, the street crosses Corporation Street and Cross Street, ceasing to be a pedestrian zone and becoming Lower Market Street on the opposite side. Lower Market Street is lined with the Marks & Spencer department store on its north side and another series of smaller shops to the south. Marks & Spencer plc (sometimes colloquially known also as M&S, Marks and Sparks, Marks or Markss) is a British retailer, with several branches outside of the UK. It is one of the most widely recognised chain stores in the UK and is the largest clothing retailer in the UK...

At its western end, Lower Market Street is renamed St Mary's Gate before it joins Deansgate. The Manchester Evening News Head Office on Deansgate. ...

Coordinates: 53°28′56.50″N, 2°14′26″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...