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Manchester, Piccadilly 1895

The dome of the Infirmary is on the left, and Lewis's tower is in the centre. On Tuesday 1 September 1908, a large crowd gathered here to watch about one hundred patients being moved out of the Infirmary. Horse-drawn ambulances, taxi cabs, flat wagons, and even a horse bus were used to convey the patients down to the new Royal Infirmary on Oxford Road. Only one patient was left behind because he was too ill to move. The main buildings were soon demolished, but the Wash House remained, as did part of the Asylum, which was used as a reference library before the Central Library was built.

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I can't remember that far back......

10th Jun 2012

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Pity there is no picture of the MRI on Oxford road,before most of it was demolished

1st Jul 2012

Unknown

How interesting I did not know there had been a hospital there. I worked for a brief period at the Manchester Royal on Oxford Road during the 1960's.

16th Sep 2012

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Very interesting, I remember Piaccadilly gardens and the new bus station being built. There were shops underneath the new Piccadilly Hotel and I bough my first pair of Wrangler jeans there, the music "In the Summertime when the weather is Hot" by Mungo Jerry was playing in the shop. I will never forget that moment I felt so "with it" it was great being part of that late sixty's early seventies time.

22nd Sep 2012

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