International
House - 82 - 86 Deansgate Number 82 to 86 Deansgate used to
be known as International House. This mixed-use
building, with two restaurants at street level and
offices above, has the appearance of one built in
1970.
 The building backs on to Parsonage
Gardens.
 In the 1970s the building contained
the Studio 6-7-8-9 cinema and a Co-op shop. When I
created this page, I found the numbering of the studio a
bit of a puzzle. A few doors away was the
Deansgate Cinema (Now the Wetherspoons pub The Moon
Under Water”) which appeared to house Studios 1 and
2. That left Studios 3 - 4 and 5 missing for a
full set. You will notice in the image of the
building from 1976 that it is called "New Deansgate
House". Click on the link below to see the image.
Deansgate
Studio Cinema 1976
A solution to the problem is
provided by John Chamberlain. He explains that,
“… the original 1-5 was on Oxford Rd in what is
now “the Dancehouse” (pretty much opposite where
the old BBC was). The 2 screen cinema (the
ABC) which is now the pub The Moon Under Water was
not connected to 6-9 until the two separate chains
(Star who owned the studios and ABC who owned the
2 screen cinema) were both bought out by Cannon in
the mid-80s."
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International House replaced a building that contained the Deansgate Arcade. The map segment below is based on the Goad map of 1888 and shows the block between Blackfriars Street and St. Mary's Street. The Deansgate Arcade is shaded in red.  Below you can see the buildings in this vintage postcard image.  The link below shows the arcade in 1955 just prior to its demolition. |