Former bank where art gallery opened to become flats and shops with nod to history
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA former bank building in south Manchester where an art gallery has recently opened could be turned into flats and shops with a nod to the site's history.
The HSBC building at the 'four banks' junction in Chorlton would be extended to create two 'quality neighbourhood retail' shops with six apartments above.
Art collective On The Rag moved into the space last year soon after the bank closed. But up until the 1960s, the building on the corner of Wilbraham Road and Barlow Moor Road was used as a pharmacy called Harry Kemp’s Chemists.
Before banks occupied all four corners of the Chorlton Cross junction - giving rise to the 'four banks' name - this local landmark was known as 'Kemp's Corner'.
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