# Corn Exchange, Manchester

Exchange Square, United Kingdom · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-b1d30c084b` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/united-kingdom/exchange-square-corn-exchange-manchester/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b1d30c084b.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b1d30c084b.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-b1d30c084b

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, hotel | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | It has been re-developed into a number of food outlets. An apartment hotel, developed by Roomzzz Aparthotels, opened in 2018. It accommodates a reception area on the ground floor and 114 rooms on the upper floors. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1996 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2014 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2015 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Norwich Property Trust | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | An apartment hotel, developed by Roomzzz Aparthotels, opened in 2018. It accommodates a reception area on the ground floor and 114 rooms on the upper floors. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Following an IRA bomb attack on central Manchester in 1996, it was renovated and was a modern shopping centre until 2014.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manchester
- **year_closed**: “Following an IRA bomb attack on central Manchester in 1996, it was renovated and was a modern shopping centre until 2014.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manchester
- **after_notes**: “It has been re-developed into a number of food outlets. An apartment hotel, developed by Roomzzz Aparthotels, opened in 2018. It accommodates a reception area on the ground floor and 114 rooms on the upper floors.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manchester
- **status**: “The Corn Exchange, Manchester is a food court and former shopping centre in Exchange Square, Manchester, England.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manchester
- **strategy**: “It has been re-developed into a number of food outlets. An apartment hotel, developed by Roomzzz Aparthotels, opened in 2018. It accommodates a reception area on the ground floor and 114 rooms on the upper floors.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manchester

## Timeline

- 1903: Second section of current building completed by Potts, Son, & Hennings
- 1996: IRA bomb attack; building renovated and reopened as Triangle Shopping Centre
- 2005: Sold to Norwich Property Trust for £67 million
- 2014: Demolition of interior materials began
- 2015: Food outlet opened
- 2018: Apartment hotel opened

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Corn Exchange, Manchester is a food court and former shopping centre in Exchange Square, Manchester, England. The building was originally used as a corn exchange and was previously named the Corn & Produce Exchange, and subsequently The Triangle. Following an IRA bomb attack on central Manchester in 1996, it was renovated and was a modern shopping centre until 2014. The building was sold to investors and has been re-developed into a number of food outlets. It is a grade II listed building.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manchester

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Exchange%2C_Manchester

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Corn Exchange, Manchester, Exchange Square, United Kingdom." Record m-b1d30c084b, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/united-kingdom/exchange-square-corn-exchange-manchester/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_exchangesquarecornexchangemanchester,
  title = {Corn Exchange, Manchester, Exchange Square, United Kingdom},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/united-kingdom/exchange-square-corn-exchange-manchester/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-b1d30c084b, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.