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Manchester, Market Street And Piccadilly Junction c.1965
Photo ref: M21046
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This is the corner of Piccadilly, where it meets the top of Market Street. On the left is one of Lewis's entrances. Pauldens, in the centre, moved here after a fire destroyed their store in 1957. Part of the newly-laid-out Piccadilly Bus Station can be seen here, looking very clean and neat. Today, this area is dominated by the new tram system, and this end of the bus station has disappeared altogether.

An extract from Manchester Photographic Memories.

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Memories of Manchester, Market Street and Piccadilly Junction c1965

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Manchester, Market Street And Piccadilly Junction c.1965

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1966 I was hired by Manchester Corperation Buses as a trolley conductor. I was 18 1/2 years old, I worked the last 6 months of trolley life on Ashton New Road, working out of Stephenson Sq. They were the best years of my working life, and I worked with a smashing bunch of men from all over the UK. Piccadilly was a beautiful place, here was where many bus roads terminated. Our ...see more