Oxford Road wasn’t always home of 100 Magic buses, and the commute of hundreds of students. Take a look at what’s changed and what’s stood the test of time on one of Manchester’s most iconic streets from 1930 to now.
McDonald’s,1987.
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What is now the Footage pub, with electric trams, 1935.
The Footage as a snooker club in 1971.
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The Footage as a Bingo hall is 1985.
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Ackers Street and the Holy Name, early 1960s
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Trams on Oxford Road, 1930.
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Oxford Road, Refuge Assurance Building, 1957
The BBC and Refuge Assurance Building on Oxford Road, 1974
BBC on Oxford Road, 1990
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Studio 1 to 5 in 1972.
Credit: The Manchester School of Art slide library at Manchester Metropolitan University special Collections
The Eighth Day, 1973
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Manchester University, 1971.
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Oxford Road Station from above, 1959.
Oxford Road Station, 1974.
Credit: The Manchester School of Art slide library at Manchester Metropolitan University special Collections
