page_title: Ancoats
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Ancoats / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: English: Owen Williams, 1939 modernist art deco. Grade II* listed. Front façade visible from Great Ancoats Street.
context_page_description: Ancoats is an area of Manchester in North West England, next to the Northern Quarter, the northern part of Manchester city centre.
  Historically in Lancashire, Ancoats became a cradle of the Industrial Revolution and has been called "the world's first industrial suburb". For many years, from the late 18th century onwards, Ancoats was a thriving industrial district. The area suffered accelerating economic decline from the 1930s and depopulation in the years after the Second World War, particularly during the slum clearances of the 1960s.
  Since the 1990s Ancoats' industrial heritage has been recognised and its proximity to the city centre has led to investment and substantial regeneration. The southern part of the area is branded as New Islington, by UK property developers Urban Splash, while the north retains the Ancoats name, with redevelopment centred on the Daily Express Building.
  For the purpose of local government elections the area is part of the Ancoats and Beswick ward of the city of Manchester.
context_section_description: The following Listed buildings are in the Ancoats conservation area:
  Beehive Mill, Jersey Street. Built ca. 1820 and 1824. Grade II*
  Brownsfield Mill, Great Ancoats Street. Built c.1825. Grade II*.
  Church of St. Peter, Blossom Street. Designed by Isaac Holden & Son, 1859–60. Grade C.
  Crown and Kettle public house, Oldham Road. Built late 19th century. Grade II.
  Daily Express Building, Great Ancoats Street. Designed by Sir Owen Williams, 1939. Grade II.
  Jersey Mill, Jersey Street. Built in 1804. Grade II*.
  Mill to north-west corner of the junction Redhill Street/Bengal Street. Built early 19th century and 1842. Grade II*.
  Murray's Mill (main block), Redhill Street.  Built 1798. Grade II*.
  Murray's Mill, Murray Street. Built ca. 1800. Grade II.
  Paragon Mill, Jersey Street.  Built ca. 1912. Grade II*.
  Royal Mill, Henry Street.  Built ca. 1912. Grade II*.
  Sedgwick Mill, Redhill Street. Probably designed by Sir William Fairbairn, 1818. Grade II.
  Sedgwick New Mill, Redhill Street. Built ca. 1858. Grade II.
  Victoria Square, Oldham Road. Designed by Spalding & Cross, 1889–1894. Grade II.
  St Michael's RC church, ca.1869
caption: The Grade II* listed former Daily Express Building on Great Ancoats Street
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