Southern Gateway

The Southern Gateway is the entrance to Manchester city centre where Wilmslow Road becomes Oxford Road.

This significant approach to the city is home to the Whitworth Art Gallery and park, opposite which commences the Central Manchester University Hopsitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT) and University of Manchester campuses.

Several development projects have ensured and will continue to ensure that this gateway is reflective of the knowledge and cultural identity that is the Corridor.

Significant projects include:

• The Former Royal Eye Hospital 100,000 sq ft biomedical centre
• Whitworth Art Gallery & Park £8million extension
• Denton Road Chest Clinic
  The creation of four new hospitals in a £500million development:
• CMFT’s Saint Marys Hospital
• CMFT’s Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
• CMFT’s Manchester Royal Infirmary
• CMFT’s Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital