Cathedral

Designation date:	1972
Area:	1.14 ha (2.82 acres)
Listed buildings :	2 (within the Salford boundary)

Background information
The Cathedral Conservation Area takes its name from the Collegiate Church of Manchester Cathedral. The greater percentage of this conservation area lies within the Manchester boundary and contains other notable buildings such as Chetham’s Hospital School. The Corn and Produce Exchange, the Mitre Hotel and Mynshull’s House.

The original town at Salford was contained within the triangle of land bounded by the River Irwell, Chapel Street, Gravel Lane and Greengate, much of which is now occupied by the former Exchange Station. The area has always been associated the market centres of both Salford and Manchester until about 100 years ago when Salford Cross was still in place outside the Bulls Head. Sadly this disappeared during the rapid expansion of the town away from the hub.

The inclusion of this small section of Salford within the Cathedral Conservation Area is important to ensure that what remains of the original town centre of Salford is protected for the future.

Update

This historic part of the city continues to adapt to modern needs. What was once a hive of commuter activity, Victoria Bus Station is now a car park. A wine bar is located beneath Cathedral Approach and small irregular shaped parcels of land await re-development. Following the devastation caused by the IRA bomb in 1996 parts of the Cathedral Conservation Area have been pedestrianised as part of the re-development.

City	Listed buildings	Grade
Salford	Victoria Bridge	Grade II
Salford	Bridge abutments, Chapel Street/Greengate	Grade II
Manchester	The Cathedral and Parish Church of Manchester, Of St Mary, St George and St Denys	Grade I
Manchester	Chetham’s Hospital and Library	Grade I
Manchester	Various buildings within Chetham’s	Grade II
Manchester	The Corn and Produce Exchange	Grade II
Manchester	The Mitre Hotel	Grade II
Manchester	Mynshull’s House	Grade II
Manchester	Victoria Bridge	Grade II