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COMING SOON: Soho House’s new Manchester venue to feature rooftop pool and bar
The venue will also feature work spaces, a music venue and a club space
Exclusive members club Soho House is set to embark upon its first venture up North with the opening of a brand new venue in Manchester.
Soho House, which has private member clubs in far flung destinations such as Greece, India and the US, is currently undergoing construction at its new home within the old Granada TV studios building, found down Quay Street in the city centre.
The site, scheduled to open later this year, will be spread over three floors of the studio building, with Soho House owner Nick Jones confirming that the club will feature a rooftop swimming pool.
There will also be further outside space on the roof, work spaces and a music venue and club space.
Soho House
Soho House
There will also be a number of restaurants within the venue, including a Cecconi’s, Soho House’s Italian restaurant concept, and a Mollie’s Diner, which also has locations in Bristol and Oxfordshire.
The group already has twenty-seven clubs around the world, the first being London, before expanding to major cities including New York, Berlin, Barcelona, Istanbul and Mumbai.
As well as Manchester, clubs are also set to open in Mexico City by the end of the year and another in Sao Paolo, Brazil, in 2023.
Owner Nick Jones recently revealed that he is ‘nervous’ about his Mancunian venture, saying that he feels that way before launching in any new city.
Soho House
Soho House
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News at the Northern Restaurant and Bar show this week, he said on his first northern venture: “I do feel nervous. Manchester has a vast number of bars. I really hope it will work, but I’m not in any way presuming it will. We want to employ everyone from Manchester, and then spend a lot of time learning and listening.
“There will be an element of glamour to the place, but with an element of grit too. We have a lot of local people working with us, so the programming will be local, the music [will be local].
He added that with all Soho House venues, it will always be weighted towards 80% local memberships, saying: “Wherever you are [in the world] you always want to go where the local people are.”
Soho House Manchester is set to open late 2022 or early 2023, with memberships expected to range from £600 to £1,400 per year. Visit the Soho House website for more information.