Corporation Street, Manchester
Corporation Street from the Wheel of Manchester
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| Length | 0.4 mi (0.6 km) |
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| Postal code | M4 |
| Coordinates | 53°29′03″N 2°14′34″W / 53.4841°N 2.2429°W |
| north end | Dantzic Street |
| Major junctions |
 A665 road |
| south end | Market Street |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | 1999 (reconstruction) |
Corporation Street is one of Manchester city centre's major streets. It runs from Dantzic Street to the junction of Cross Street and Market Street. Major buildings located on or adjacent to the street include the Manchester Arndale, Exchange Square, The Printworks, Urbis (National Football Museum) and New Century Hall next to the CIS Tower.
The street was bombed in 1996 by the Provisional IRA, since when the vicinity has undergone large scale reconstruction. The area around Corporation Street has been a likely target for several planned terrorist attacks, most recently by Al-Qaeda in 2009. To reduce this threat, the street is partly pedestrianised between Market Street and Withy Grove between 1100 and 1900 hours. A series of bollards have been installed that grant access only to authenticated emergency service vehicles and buses.
Corporation Street was constructed in 1848 cutting through the former mediaeval streets giving access to Ducie Bridge and the north. It ran roughly parallel to Deansgate from Cross Street to its junction with Dantzic Street. The Co-operative Wholesale Society, founded in 1863 as a logical extension of the 1844 Rochdale Pioneer Society and other local co-ops, established its headquarters in City Buildings, Corporation Street. In 1867 it was joined by the newly formed Co-operative Insurance Company. City Buildings was also the first home of The Clarion, the radical newspaper founded by Robert Blatchford which was first published on 12 December 1891, and which moved to Fleet Street in 1895.
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