History
The station was opened as Knott Mill on 20 July 1849 by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) with wooden buildings near the site of the annual Knott Mill Fair, a decades old event, which hosted acts such as Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal and George Wombwell's Menagerie. In 1884 Manchester Corporation approached the MSJAR about the station as it was an "eyesore and nuisance." Improvement plans were drawn up but it was not until 1891 that an Act was obtained to reconstruct the station and acquire the necessary land. The rebuilding was completed in 1896 and this date appears on a shield motif over the entrance. The station became Knott Mill & Deansgate around 1900 and Deansgate in 1971. Today it is sometimes known as Manchester Deansgate, and on many station information boards it is Deansgate G-Mex.
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