Prudential Assurance Building and Basement Club - Holy City Zoo

[The Urban Collective]

A stunning grade two listed gem decaying right on the high street.

Featuring the stunning architecture of Alfred Waterhouse who also designed Strangeways prison the Manchester town hall.

The main building has been used for many different purposes over the years as well as Prudential themselves. And the basement club was once a Berni inns restaurant (Cafe Monico)

a chain that served a post-war British public such delight's as sherry schooners steak and chips and black forest gateau as well as becoming a dance club in the 90's.

We had a wonderful two hours in this grade two listed time capsule. Hope you guys enjoy the pics as much as we enjoyed the explore.

Thanks for any feedback

The Urban Collective

We Film It...

 

[Dubbed Navigator]

Wow, utterly battered. I'm sure I have seen this looking better only in the last few months??

How much was there to see for 2 hours?

 

[Urbexbandoned]

This is a clear testament to how trashed somewhere so lovely gets in a short space of time. I have seen loads on this place what a load of little shits trashing it like this. Nice to be updated of the place though  

 

[The Urban Collective]

Wow, utterly battered. I'm sure I have seen this looking better only in the last few months??

How much was there to see for 2 hours?

Plenty pal if you have a genuine passion for exploration?

This is a clear testament to how trashed somewhere so lovely gets in a short space of time. I have seen loads on this place what a load of little shits trashing it like this. Nice to be updated of the place though  

Yeah I think its seriously sad m8 why people want to trash something that actually looks so nice I mean the ground floor was stunning man.

 

[Urbexbandoned]

i know, sadly thats how these places seem to go nowadays but didn't think it would be that quick 

 

[Andy]

Sad condition. But you can still see that it once had a magnificent architecture.