A new creative neighbourhood has been planned for Manchester headed up by the creative team behind Ramona & The Firehouse.
Formerly the Diecast Presbar Factory, one of Manchester’s biggest factories, it will feature a large beer hall and brewery, as well as a night market for independent retailers, a bakery, offices and expansive green gardens in the centre of the city.
The 200,000 sqft plot being developed is located between Store Street and Ducie
Street. It includes a die-cast foundry which dates back to 1870, and a larger modern warehouse from 1983, complete with high ceilings and corrugated steel exterior.
Following on from their sites on Swan Street (Ramona & Firehouse) which renovated an old garage, the team intend to breathe life into the historic, derelict buildings in the
Piccadilly East neighbourhood.
During the daytime, the Store Street corner of the building will be transformed into an
artisan bakery, deli, coffee shop and tap room, while a Barbecue Open Kitchen will
serve simple, rustic street food cooked on the wood grill.
Outside, the gardens which line the canal front will feature long tables with a herb
garden and bee hives; “a city centre place to sit in nature”.
A Very Inc, headed up by directors Joel Wilkinson, Adelaide Winter, Dan Mullen
founders of Mission Mars and the people responsible for Albert Schloss, Deaf Institute,
now Ramona and The Firehouse, are behind the project, looking to transform the huge
site into a new creative neighbourhood.
More details will be announced soon. Follow @diecastmcr to keep up to date with the
project.
