There’s a corner of the city centre, hemmed in by Manchester’s busiest roads, which only has one dedicated shop. That’s despite the neighbourhood having a 500-place primary school, and rapidly-improving housing estate.
Often confused with its neighbour, Ardwick, Brunswick was built out in the early 1970s to house thousands of Mancunians in newer homes, designed to replace ageing Victorian stock demolished under the slum clearance programme. Now, however, there are fresh efforts to revive the area — from within its own borders.
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