We explore an ‘Aladdin's cave’ of quirky, independent stores and small businesses in Manchester’s Northern Quarter

Afflecks Palace in Manchester's Northern Quarter is a retail space full of quirky stores, piercing shops, reiki healing, tarot card reading, an Anime café and more.

The building has been around for decades and has been home to dozens of independent retail traders for 40 years.

We came down to check out a few of the stores in this eclectic mix of businesses right in the heart of Manchester.