This building on Oxford Street, beside the approach to Oxford Road Railway Station, is home to Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Theatre, Filmaking, Multimedia, Journalism, Creative Writing, Languages and their public engagement programme, Humanities in Public. 



The university describes it as temporary relocation of staff and students to this building to, "... enable us to manage the removal of the Mabel Tylecote building, further along the Oxford Road, which is being replaced with a stunning new University Arts and Cultural Hub that is planned to open in September 2018. "



The university's website also explains that, "... The move is to a superb period building only a short walk from All Saints, at 70 Oxford Street (formerly known as the Cornerhouse). The building will be named Number 70 and become an exciting and vibrant University hub for the performing arts, culture and media.  The majority of the original features of the building will remain in situ with the main social areas, bar and café, galleries and performance spaces being utilised by staff and students for their teaching, learning and socialising.  We will also be re-opening many of the windows and rooms on the upper floors to provide light-filled performance and production spaces – it is a superbly flexible building for the teaching and practice of these subject areas."




The occupation by MMU was something of a reprieve, however temporary, for a building that was proposed for demolition after the Cornerhouse Arts Centre moved out in early 2015.