G-Mex Manchester, MICC, Central, G-Mex, England, Conference Building, Date, Phone, Area
Manchester Convention Centre
Convention Centre in northwest England, UK – former G-Mex Building
1 May 2011
Manchester Conference Centre
Dates built: 1982-86
Renamed as Manchester Central Convention Complex
Redevelopment of former Central Station, built in 1876
Manchester Central main hall area: 10,350 sqm
Address: G-Mex Centre, Windmill Street, Manchester
Contact: 0161 834 2700
GMEX – Conference Centre from east:
photos © Adrian Welch
The Manchester Convention Centre has hosted numerous conferences, concerts, exhibitions and sporting events.
It was built on the site of the Peterloo Massacre of 1819.
Manchester Central Convention Complex (commonly known as Manchester Central) is an exhibition and conference centre converted from the former Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, England. The building has a distinctive arched roof with a 64-metre span – the second-largest railway station roof span in the United Kingdom. It was granted Grade II* listed building status in 1963.
After 89 years as a railway terminus, it closed to passengers in May 1969. It was renovated as an exhibition centre (formerly known as the G-Mex Centre) in 1982. The building was Manchester’s primary music concert venue until the construction of the Manchester Arena. After renovation the venue reverted to its former name Manchester Central in 2007.
Additional building built adjacent to the G-Mex on the west side:
Manchester International Convention Centre – MICC
Dates built: 1998-2001
The buildings above are not to be consued with the ‘Manchester Conference Centre’:
The Manchester Conference Centre is a conference centre in Manchester, north west England, UK. It used to be owned and managed by the Opal Property Group, which has several locations, distributed over the campus of Manchester University. As the Weston Building it was originally built, owned and operated by UMIST.
When it was built in 1992, British universities had already become established in the conference market, providing large-scale facilities for conferences during university vacation down-time, and bringing in cash to help bridge the funding gap. The Manchester Conference Centre was built to appeal to the corporate market; the architecture is very modern, and all of its facilities are cutting-edge.
Location: Windmill Street, Manchester, M2 3GX, Northwest England, UK
Manchester Buildings
Contemporary Manchester Architecture
Manchester Architectural Designs – chronological list
Manchester Architecture Walking Tours
Building adjacent to the G-Mex
Bridgewater Hall
Imperial War Museum Manchester
RIBA Awards 2002 : Manchester International Convention Centre
KAMPUS
Architects: Mecanoo
photo © Uniform
KAMPUS Development
Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Building
Architects: Pascall and Watson
photo courtesy of Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport Terminal 2 Building
Hulme Living Leaf Street Housing
Design: Mecanoo
Hulme Living Leaf Street Housing
The Oglesby Centre
Architects: Stephenson Studio
Extension to Hallé St. Peter’s, Ancoats
JS Bach Chamber Music Hall
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
JS Bach Chamber Music Hall Manchester
Media CityUK – B4 Building, Salford Quays
Sheppard Robson
Media CityUK Building
Comments / images for the G-Mex Manchester page welcome
Website: www.manchestercentral.co.uk
