National Works, Old
Trafford
![]() If the name on the Empress Street
side of this building means anything, this was built
as a factory and features an entrance on this street
for lorries to access the works. I have found
no information so far about the building but I have
included it on the website in the hope that one day
I will uncover its story. I am also unclear as
to whether or not it is distinct from, or associated
with, the building at the far left above that faces
out onto Chester Road. The buildings share
similarities of design and the low wall and railings
that front the National Works carry on to enclose
the Chester Road building suggesting a connection.
![]() Whatever the history of the
building is, today 384 Chester Road (and perhaps the
National Works behind it) has been converted into
apartments.
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