| Dolphin Street - Ardwick Dolphin Street in lined on both sides by industrial buildings.  This building was once home to A
MacNair and Co. Ltd "Makers of Spirit Varnishes, Glue,
Gums, Shellac etc". The company was established in
1840 and continued to trade into the 1900s.
 Towards the middle of the street a
number of impressive red brick and terracotta buildings
face each other across the street. With their
taking-in doors they have all the attributes of textile
warehouses/factories. It appears that in 2014,
when these images were taken, the garment industry was
still operating on this street.
       The aerial photograph below shows
Dolphin Street in 1953. It appears to be little
changed except for the right hand end where the Ardwick
Empire and the adjacent cinema once stood. In 2014
the site is a parking lot and it has been for decades.
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