Deansgate is, for better or worse, Manchester’s own Champs-Elysee. It’s dead straight, surrounded by some of the city’s architectural highlights, and can be a nightmare to drive down.
However, Deansgate wouldn’t be Deansgate without Forsyth’s — the city’s oldest family-owned business. The music shop, which has a piano outside for passing players to have practice upon, has been in its current premises for 120 years.
It’s been going for 165 years, all in all, and started life just over the road where Black Sheep coffee is now. Inside, it’s a musician’s dream.
