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Two people are looking at a wall based, framed print. They are in conversation, one holds a printout of text explaining the exhibition. The surrounding walls are painted blue with the foreground slightly obscured by a hanging piece of blue material. The image is taken from the Opening of ‘The Poetics of Water’ at Castlefield Gallery.

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Opening Times:

Monday – Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday – Sunday: 12pm-5.30pm
In between exhibitions: Closed

Office Hours:

Tuesday – Sunday:* 10am – 6pm

*Between exhibitions our office hours are Tuesday – Friday only.

Address:

Castlefield Gallery
2 Hewitt Street
Manchester
M15 4GB
United Kingdom

How to get to Castlefield Gallery

Bike:

Sheffield Bike Stands are located outside the gallery, close to the entrance to the nearby Deansgate railway station and opposite the junction of Commercial Street and Deansgate.

Metrolink Tram:

To Deansgate/Castlefield. The platform is accessible by stairs and lift.

Bus:

The No.2 Metroshuttle, the free city centre bus, takes a circular route from Victoria Train Station. The nearest stop to Castlefield Gallery is on Whitworth Street West by Deansgate railway station.

Train:

Castlefield Gallery is located behind Deansgate railway station. Alternatively, to access the gallery from Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road or Manchester Victoria railway stations take a Metrolink tram from Victoria or Piccadilly (Altrincham or Eccles direction) to the Deansgate/Castlefield stop. We are within easy walking distance from Oxford Road train station – continue down Whitworth Street West until you reach Deansgate railway station.

Car:

Follow signs to the city centre and park near Deansgate Train Station. The nearest all-day car parking is a 5-minute walk from Castlefield Gallery and is located on First Street Manchester M15 4FN (Q-Park multi-storey). There are 28 disabled spaces and family parking available and a 24 hour parking stay costs £17. Nearby short-term street parking is available on Deansgate and Whitworth Street West and the gallery is surrounded by many pay at metre / online parking bays.

A seated crowd are facing a speaker out of frame, they are smiling and engaged in the session. The lighting is dim and the environment is relaxed and casual.

Accessibility

Castlefield Gallery is fully wheelchair accessible.

The entrance to the gallery is level with the pavement outside. Our entrance door is fairly heavy but our Front of House team will be happy to help you with this so please just ring the doorbell to the right hand side of the entrance upon arrival.

We have a wheelchair accessible lift to all floors. Again the lift doors are fairly heavy but our Front of House team will be happy to help you with these.

A wheelchair (unisex) accessible toilet on the first floor is available. The nearest free parking spots for disabled drivers are 0.4 miles away on Mount St (updated Jan 2019). For general parking information please see above. The nearest paid parking spots for disabled drivers are 0.2 miles away and are located just off Medlock Street near to Mancunian Way (A5103) (Q-Park multi-storey). There are 28 disabled spaces.

Artists Leslie Thompson, is photographed in the foreground, drawings with a pencil on a large sheet of paper. He is standing and the paper is supported by an easel. The artist is stood at the back of a seated crowd who are sat in a circle facing inward, involved in a discussion. The room is fairly small and on the walls are displayed lots of colourful pencil drawings on paper.

Assistance dogs are welcome.

Large print versions of the gallery’s exhibition handouts are available. These are paper based and you can either take them away with you or dispose of them after you have finished using them in one of our onsite bins.

For any further access enquiries please contact the gallery on 0161 832 8034 or info@castlefieldgallery.co.uk.

Castlefield Gallery was named among Manchester’s Top 5 Accessible Tourist Attractions by Euan’s Guide. (published May 2017)

From left to right, there is a homemade planting box which holds a medium sized household, indoor plant with big leaves sprouting from the central stem. Behind this, on the wall and in the middle of the image, there is a hand drawn map with the layout of the room’s interior. To the right of the image is a hot drinks stand made out of wood.

Additional information

Next time you visit the gallery, help yourself to a cup of herbal tea or instant coffee!

Our drink stand is free to use, though any donations are welcome.

We also encourage you to bring your refillable bottle, and are more than happy for you to refill it at the gallery.

IMAGES

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  • Opening of The Poetics of Water at Castlefield Gallery. Photographed by Kate Hardy.

From top to bottom:

  • Photography by Beth Clark.
  • Thumbs Up at Castlefield Gallery. Photography by Martin Livesey.
  • Thumbs Up at Castlefield Gallery. Photography by Annie Feng.
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