Building Name

Old Exchange Arcade

Date
1896
Street
King Street
District/Town
Central, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Work
New build

The arcade joins St Ann’s Passage with King Street. Between 1806 and 1809 the original building served as a temporary Exchange between the demolition of the first exchange and the building of the second exchange. About 1820 the Manchester Circulating Library began issuing books from the building. It was rebuilt in 1896 to the designs of Royle & Bennett.

Reference           Manchester Faces & Places Volume 7