Manchester Buddhist Centre - History

Visiting our beau­ti­ful building

We wel­come vis­it­ors to our his­toric build­ing and have been awar­ded the North West Multi-Faith Tourism Association’s Marque of Excellence for our out­stand­ing wel­come to vis­it­ors, tour­ists, and people new to the Centre.

Our recep­tion­ist can give you inform­a­tion about the building’s res­tor­a­tion and the many beau­ti­ful art­works, includ­ing the strik­ing iron­work by Sahaja

Moving to the Northern Quarter

In July 1996, we moved from a house in Chorlton to Turner Street in the centre of Manchester. Once a derel­ict Victorian ware­house, our build­ing is now a place of sim­pli­city and beauty.

1867 document for MBC building - history

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Vision

Many ori­ginal his­tor­ical fea­tures were retained, like the brick­work, stair­case and huge win­dows, and recycled mater­i­als used wherever possible.

The building’s con­ver­sion, car­ried out mainly by volun­teers, became a sym­bol for internal trans­form­a­tion, as the extern­als were stripped back and made anew.
Vajrasattva Buddha statue on MBC ground floor

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