G-Mex

Manchester Central, (full name Manchester Central Convention Complex), formerly known as the GMEX centre and Manchester International Conference Centre (MICC), is an exhibition and conference centre built in and around the former Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, North West England. The building was awarded Grade I listed building status in 1963, but has since been downgraded to Grade II* status. The complex started life as Manchester Central railway station, one of the city's main railway terminals. It was built between 1875 and 1880 and was finally closed to passengers on 5 May 1969. The station served as the terminus for Midland Railway express trains to London St Pancras. The station's large arched roof – a huge...