List of warehouses in Manchester

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Manchester district shown within Greater Manchester

The development of Manchester, England, during the Industrial Revolution produced a large concentration of warehouses, and this List of warehouses in Manchester documents the surviving examples. The city became closely associated with its industrial landscape, with canals, railway viaducts, cotton mills and warehouses supporting the movement and storage of goods. Large numbers of warehouses were built from before the Victorian era (1837–1901) to the end of the Edwardian era (1910).

The city developed six main warehouse types: display, overseas, packing, shipping, railway, and canal warehouses. In 1806 there were just over 1,000 warehouses, rising to 1,819 by 1815, leading to the nickname "warehouse city". Early examples were concentrated around King Street, spreading to Portland Street by the mid‑19th century and later to Whitworth Street. These buildings evolved from the earlier canal warehouses of Castlefield.

Grade Criteria[1]
I Buildings of exceptional interest.
II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
II Buildings of special interest.

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