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Mollie's Manchester
Manchester, England, United Kingdom · Mollie's · Accessible Luxury
Britain's first purpose-built television studios went on the air from Quay Street on 3 May 1956, Sidney Bernstein and architect Ralph Tubbs beating BBC Television Centre by four years. Mollie's opened in the old Granada office tower at 4 Atherton Street on 8 December 2025: 128 rooms, Soho House on the floors above, a diner for 110 below. The bedrooms are in the tower, and the studios are still next door.
- 128 rooms
- Opened 2025
- Neighborhood: St John's
- Architect: Ralph Tubbs
- Interiors: Soho House Design
About Mollie's Manchester
- Ralph Tubbs had designed the Dome of Discovery for the Festival of Britain. Bernstein, who had no formal architectural training, sat in on the planning and pushed the drawings around. The Quay Street site cost the city council £82,000.
- Granada left for MediaCity and Trafford in 2013 and 2014. The outdoor Coronation Street set on this site was demolished in 2017. The office block, Granada House, is the part that became the hotel.
- Soho House keeps 23 member bedrooms and a private apartment on the sixth floor, and Mollie's guests can use the gym, steam and sauna one floor up from the diner.
History
Granada's Quay Street complex, designed by Ralph Tubbs with Sidney Bernstein closely involved, sent its first broadcast on 3 May 1956 and was Britain's first purpose-built television studio centre, four years before BBC Television Centre. ITV left the site for Salford and Trafford. The outdoor Coronation Street set was demolished in 2017. Mollie's opened on 8 December 2025 in the old office tower, Granada House, at 4 Atherton Street, with 128 rooms. Soho House occupies the upper floors.
The setting
4 Atherton Street, Old Granada Studios, M3 3GS, on Quay Street in St John's, beside the Irwell and a walk from Spinningfields.
Restaurants and bars
- Mollie's Diner — Restaurant · American diner
- Studio IV — Restaurant
Experiences
- Sunday Sessions — Sunday Sessions at the Old Granada Studios sound bar, as printed in the booking panel.
Amenities
- Cowshed products in bathrooms
- Rain showers
- Free coffee
- Superfast Wi-Fi in all rooms and public spaces
- Free wireless printing in lounge reception via Apple AirPrint
- Tea and coffee making facilities and snacks for meetings
- Mollie's app with digital key, car charging, TV casting and food ordering
- Dedicated events team
- Corporate rates via corporate sales team
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