Manchester Central station circa 1982, before conversion to G-Mex
All the glass has been removed, and the track is long gone, but the platforms and canopies provide a reminder of the previous history of this fabulous station.

Manchester Central continued to provide local services to Chester and Liverpool until closure to passengers on 5 May 1969, when the remaining services were switched to Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly stations. Throughout the 1970s and into the early 1980s the station fell into a dilapidated state, was damaged by fire, and was used as a car park. The property was finally acquired by Greater Manchester Council and, in 1982, work began on converting it into an exhibition centre, which opened in 1986 as the Greater Manchester Exhibition and Conference Centre or G-Mex. More information here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Central_railway_station" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Central_railway_station</a>

Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL SLR camera.

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