Samuel Gratrix, Junior and Brother
of Manchester
1852 Advertising as lead and block tin merchants and manufacturers, glass retailers, lead mills, at Alport Town, 211 Deansgate, Manchester
1928 Advertising as suppliers of lead, tin, solder, white metal and zinc, lead pipes, at Alport Works, Quay Street, Manchester
Location
The 1849 36" O.S. map shows 'Alport Lead Mill' on the north side of the street curiously named 'Alport Town', which ran from Deansgate to Watson Street. The Manchester and Salford Junction Canal ran under the length of Alport Town. The lead mill was a more-or-less square building with a ground area of 60 x 70 ft. Its immediate neighbours were the Black Horse Inn and high density back-to-back housing, including a group called Gratrix's Buildings. The mill is not present on Bancks's 1831 map.
The lead mill would have been demolished to make way for the GNR goods depot.