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Former Manchester Central Station
officially opened on 1 July 1880.
The station's roof is a single span wrought iron truss structure 550 feet (168 m) long with a span of 210 feet (64 m), and was 90 feet (27 m) high at its apex above the railtracks. Glass covered the middle section, timber (inside) and slate (outside) covered the outer quarters. The end screens were glazed with timber boarding surrounding the outer edges. It was constructed by Andrew Handyside and Co
Rail services ran to Derby and London but the line at Millers Dale (Derbyshire) closed in 1968 and local Manchester services ceased the following year.
Now a convention centre and exhibition hall.
Grade 2* listed building-English Heritage Building ID: 458616
1876-9, by Sir John Fowler, for Midland Railway Company; altered. Iron and glass on brick undercroft, with brick side walls. Rectangular plan. Single segmental-vaulted vessel of 15 bays with 210-foot span, built on extensive undercrofts;
1981 image copyright by Ian Capper, licenced under Creative Commons attribution share alike licence.
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