A new site

On 22nd August 2002 the Guild's Executive Committee made a formal decision to work with Ancoats Building Preservation Trust (ABPT) to establish the Guild's new centre in the historic Ancoats area of central Manchester. The Guild will convert the Grade 2 listed Victorian church of St Peter's and construct a major new building, linked to the former church.

This decision follows an options appraisal carried out by Manchester-based consultants at the request of the Heritage Lottery Fund, who in July announced a grant of nearly £1 million to ABPT to carry out the restoration of St Peter's. The Embroiderers' Guild has signed a memorandum of understanding with ABPT.

Ancoats, the world's first industrial suburb and a cradle of the textile industry, is a short-listed world heritage site and its regeneration is central to the strategy for East Manchester which saw the creation of the Commonwealth Games Sports City. Ancoats is easily accessible for Guild Members travelling by car or public transport and has on-street car parking.