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WE CONTINUE OUR WALK ALONG GROSVENOR STREET after crossing over Upper Brook Street.

THESE GEORGIAN TERRACED HOUSES on Grosvenor Street are among the few structures which have survived from the time the street was first laid out in the latter part of the 18th century.

The buildings are a little run down but still very much in use.

EWM says: On the ground floor is Macintosh dealership Computer House where I bought my first iBook. Next door on the first floor are the offices of a property company where a friend of mine worked.

ODDFELLOWS HALL is a highly ornamented and characterful building which dates from around 1905. It was built to be the head offices of the Manchester Oddfellows Society, a mutual society dating from the 19th century.

The Society of Oddfellows moved to new offices on Fountain Street, and the building became the forerunner of the Museum of Science and Industry. It is now the home of UMIST's English Language Teaching Centre. Going in and out of the main entrance you'll see students of many different nationalities, all there to attend EFL classes.

EWM says: I worked at ELTC all summer 97 and part of summer 98. The building certainly has lots of character on the inside and I heard rumours a ghost comes out at night time!

THIS IS GROSVENOR STREET, Chorlton-on-Medlock and you are looking at one of Manchester's trendiest bars, the award-winning Sandbar. It doesn't look much from the outside, accommodated in an unremarkable row of two storey houses previously used for commercial purposes.

But on the inside there's a continental 'cafe-bar' feel with a wide range of imported beers. On sunny days people sit outside under parasols advertising the Bavarian beer 'Erdinger'.

To the left, further along Grosvenor St is the Irish theme bar Scruffy Murphy's

EWM says: Ah, if only the prices were as low and the opening hours as late as in Germany.

SCRUFFY MURPHY'S is a remarkable piece of pub architecture - an Irish theme bar accommodated in what I think is a former industrial building, though with its richly detailed facade, it could have been a shop.

The facade of a typical Irish bar has been added at pavement level, blending in very well with the existing facade above.

Above the door it says : "No 126 Grosvenor Street Céad Míle Fáilte" (one hundred thousand welcomes)

EWM says: The Guinness is very good indeed, but it still doesn't taste as good as in the home city of Guinness, Dublin.

THE ADULT DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE is on Grosvenor Street, close to the junction with Oxford Road. Dating from 1878, it has ceased to serve in its original purpose for many years.

This is one of a few surviving examples of the many charitable institutes which were set up in the 19th century to help the poorer residents of the city.

There is a strong religious character to the building, with its neo-Gothic ornamentation, archaic stone lettering and over the main entrance, the statue of Jesus healing the afflicted.

BARCLAYS BANK stands on the corner of Grosvenor St and Oxford Road, All Saints. This style of building, with its plain facade and use of white exterior stone is typical of the 1950's and early 60's.

Situated close to three universities, this branch of Barclays deals with large numbers of student accounts.

Next to Barclays is a newly built facade which has been designed to fit in with the the buildings next to it.

We are looking north towards the city centre - the tower of the Palace Hotel (former Refuge Building) can be seen beyond the Mancunian Way flyover about half a mile away. Green plastic shrouds the corner tower of the apartment block Whitworth West.

EWM says: I've often withdrawn money from the cash machine on the right, and from a person sitting next to it heard the words "Have you got some spare change, mate?"

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