It is still standing despite the arrival of the Metrolink behind and ever encroaching new tower blocks. Nearby is the Printworks entertainment palace - once a real printworks - dubbed 'The Fleet Street of the North'.
On the edge of the Northern Quarter Withy Grove Stores is surrounded by takeaways and gives the impression of being abandoned. But it has now been included in a list by the campaign group, SAVE Britain's Heritage, of the country's most at risk buildings in 2023.
Just 150 yards up the road a highly controversial new office block has been squeezed into a small space. The "Shudehill Shard" as it has been dubbed, a 16-storey glass building developed by billionaire bookie, Fred Done, stands right next to the historic Lower Turk's Head pub. The controversial tower was the subject of a long-running planning battle, with critics saying it didn't fit in with the Northern Quarter's surroundings.
