Quay Street

Quay Street is a street in the city centre of Manchester, England. The street continues Peter Street westwards towards Salford. Spinningfields, Manchester's new business district, is to the north and Castlefield, the historical area of the city to the south. It was created in the 18th century for access to a new quay on the River Irwell.

Notable buildings

The Opera House (formerly the New Theatre) is in Quay Street; Cobden's House was the original home of Owens College; the Hospital for Skin Diseases was also in Quay Street.

The street is home to Granada Studios, where the long-running soap opera Coronation Street is filmed. In 2009 it was rumoured that Granada would be moving to the nearby mediacity:uk facilities in Salford Quays; however ITV chief operating officer John Cresswell told staff they would stay at their current Quay Street location for the "foreseeable future".

Quay Street Tower

Architect Joseph Sunlight, built Sunlight House on Quay Street, and had planned to build the Quay Street Tower, a 360ft highrise art deco building behind Sunlight House. However permission was refused and it was said to be inconsiderate as Manchester was still rebuilding from the Blitz in World War II, had it been built, it would have been not only Manchester's tallest building, but the tallest in Europe.