This building on Hewitt Street, behind Deansgate Station, has two stone plaques.  Above the door it says that it was once St. Peter's Schools.  Above it is a date stone indicating that the building was built in 1876.  The style of the building is very much Arts & Crafts with a cross above the date stone defined by the chimney and a pair of windows on either side of the chimney.  Clearly this is no longer a school but at this point in time I have no idea what kind of Schools occupied the building and for how long.  The Slaters Directory of Manchester & Salford for 1895 does list St. Peter's School on Hewitt Street.  It also lists Henry Woodgett as the "school keeper".

The map below dates from 1849 some 27 years before this building was built.  I have marked the site with a red rectangle.  It appears that much of the site was unoccupied in 1849.

The plan below is based on a map dated 1928.  It shows the building occupied by Electrical Engineers and Printers.  This would suggest that after the school closed the building was used for commercial purposes including those listed on this map.

The building's most recent claim to fame is that between 1984 and 1999 it was home to a club called The Boardwalk.  The entrance to The Boardwalk was on the Little Peter Street side of the building and a Blue Plaque has been erected there to commemorate it.  The Boardwalk provided a venue to local bands and among those that played there are: Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, the Charlatans, Chumbawabma and James.  However, it also claims to be the stage on which Oasis made its debut.

The building has undergone some impressive interior renovations and it now provides a number of office spaces.