Deaf Institute

On Grosvenor Street, in the midst of Manchester’s student friendly pubs, an elegant gothic revival building from 1877 stands proudly as the Deaf and Dumb institute.

The former name is still engraved boldly into the stone above the main entrance. Trof, a small chain of established bars, set up their third venture here in 2007. They evaded controversy by going for the more music friendly name of ‘The Deaf Institute’ and within a relatively short period of time the building has become one of Manchester’s most sought after performance venues for both emerging and established artists.

The building is split over three floors with the intimate and cosy top floor set up like a miniature theatre, with a sizable dancefloor, stage and seating area. Many of Manchester’s most favoured and cutting edge music events take place here on a regular basis, such as Akoustik Anarkhy, El Diablo’s Social Club, Now Wave and Chips with Everything.

Click here to visit the Deaf Institute website.