The Cornerhouse was, for many years, the place to go to see Independent, Classic and “Art House” films and challenging Contemporary art in Manchester. On the corner of Oxford Road and Whitworth Street West, and opposite Oxford Road railway station, it was at a busy location close to the city centre and two Universities. It opened on 3 October 1985. Prior to that the only place that screened non-mainstream films in Manchester was the Aaben cinema in the middle of Hulme, not the most attractive place to go for a night out.

The Cornerhouse closed in May this year when the new arts centre “Home”, located 5 minutes walk away on Tony Wilson Square, just of Whitworth Street West. The venue both replaced the Cornerhouse and provides a home for the relocated Library Theatre Company and has two theatres, five cinema screens and exhibition space. It officially opened on 21…