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Central
House - Atrium Dominion Apartments
 Looking like a
Scottish castle Central House stands beside the
Rochdale Canal near the corner of Princess Street and
Whitworth Street.
  Designed by Corsen and Aitken in 1880 this red brick warehouse in what is referred to a Scottish Baronial style, was built for Galbraith and Co as a shipping warehouse, as you can see in my sketch from the 1888 plan shown below. Below you can see the building in the 1960s.
It was converted
into the Dominion Hotel in 1980. Today it is
part of the Bridge Street Worldwide chain of
serviced apartments and is known as Atrium Dominion
Apartments. The company describes the facility
as follows: "At the Atrium Manchester we have
116 Serviced Apartments comprising of Studio, one
and two bedroomed apartments. Situated in the
heart of Manchester, at the junction of Princess
Street and Whitworth Street, The Atrium by
BridgeStreet Worldwide boasts stylish serviced
apartments allowing you the independence, space and
privacy that only an apartment can offer, coupled
with the security and comfort of a hotel perfect for
business and leisure travellers alike."
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