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2 Commercial Street -
Knott Mill
 DTZ, the developers
of this building, say of it on their website, "A 7
storey office building of distinctive design
providing 19,339 sq ft of new accommodation. The
brick and basalt building is located in Knott Mill
close to Castlefield and Deansgate Station. 2
Commercial Street features raised access floors,
roof terraces, double glazing and a lift. Car
parking is available close by on a license basis.
".
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was once the site of the Brazil Mill which was
originally called the Knott Mill, after which the area
is named. You can see it in the map below from
1851.
 If you click on
the links below you can see the Brazil Mill in
1899, when it was home to the Globe Mattress
Company.
You can see the mill in the aerial photograph below, dated 1953. It is indicated by the red arrow.  ******************************** Images from the construction phase.    |