Remember when Piccadilly Gardens had actual, er, gardens? Take a look at some of the highlights from Manchester Metropolitan University's archives and get nostalgic about how the city used to be.
Marks & Spencer, 1964
St Ann's Square, 1976
Piccadilly Gardens, 1983
Oxford Road, 1976
Oxford Street Cinemas, 1987
Manchester Whit Walk, 1966
Withy Grove, 1972
Piccadilly Gardens, 1983
Hollings Building, 1967
The Old Curiosity Shop, 1973
St Ann's Square, 1976
Central Station, 1960s
Grosvenor Picture Palace, 1971
Oxford Road, 1976
Oxford Street Cinemas, 1987
Whitworth Park Student Residences, 1976
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