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Tesco Baguley

Tesco Baguley is a Tesco Extra supermarket located on Altrincham Road in Baguley, Manchester. Opening in 1990, it was the main supermarket for Baguley until Aldi Baguley and Lidl Baguley opened in the 2010s.

In addition to the typical Tesco groceries, the supermarket and its grounds also features:

The west side of the car park was demolished in recent years and turned into a commercial unit. It's currently leased to KFC and homes KFC Baguley Tesco.

Facilities

Parking

The site features a large car park which can accommodate hundreds of vehicles. Parking is free for customers and there is no parking meter or conditions.

Toilets

There are customer toilets inside Baguley Tesco, at the front near the tills.

Opening hours

Baguley Tesco is open seven days a week. On Mondays to Saturdays it opens at 6am and closes at midnight, and on Sundays it opens at 10am and closes at 4pm.[1]

History

Before opening

Proposals to build a Tesco supermarket on the site of Timpson Shoe Warehouse, which adjoined Timpson House on Southmoor Road, can be traced as far back as 1987.[2]

The proposed Tesco store had promised to create at least 400 jobs for local residents, but a multitude of planning objections came from:[3]

In response, the developers behind the proposed Tesco store dismissed these as "traders objecting to competition". The council's planning committee rejected Tesco's application in the first month or so of 1988, but the decision was ultimately down to the full Manchester City Council.[3] It's not known what happened next, but either the full council approved the plans, or Tesco successfully lodged an appeal.

On 15th May 1989 in Manchester, Tesco announced their £100 million expansion project across the north-west. As part of this, they confirmed that the building of Tesco Baguley was underway.[4]

Opening

Tesco Baguley opened in February 1990. Kevin Smith, the general manager of Tesco Sale who had worked for Tesco since 1973, was chosen to initially manage the new supermarket.[5] In the run up to the opening, Tesco advertised job vacancies for:[6]

Incidents

On 5th September 2016, a man in their 60s was arrested on suspicion of assault after they allegedly punching a five-day-old baby girl inside Tesco Baguley. They apologised and claimed that they thought the baby was a doll.[7] A few months later in November 2016 they were convicted of assault at the Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court, and sentenced to a fine of £900 plus £500 in costs and £100 in compensation (£1,500 total).[8]

In early 2019, an issue with stagnant water caused an overwhelming bad smell in Tesco Baguley, which lasted a number of weeks. Staff were reportedly sent home with illness due to the smell, and customers took to social media to complain about how unbearable it was. Despite calls to close the supermarket, Tesco Baguley remained open and assured customers there was no risk of harm. Manchester City Council found that stagnant water had gathered under the supermarket's floor. Remedial work was later carried out in February 2019 and the smell subsided.

Sources

  1. Baguley Extra, Tesco website, accessed 27th July 2026. ↩
  2. Manchester Evening News, 7th November 1987, Page 8. ↩
  3. Manchester Evening News, 5th February 1988, Page 32. ↩ ↩
  4. Manchester Evening News, 15th May 1989, Page 15. ↩
  5. Manchester Evening News, 4th December 1989, Page 15. ↩
  6. Manchester Evening News, 26th October 1989, Page 40. ↩
  7. Man arrested after baby girl 'punched in supermarket', BBC News, 7th September 2016, accessed 21st July 2026. ↩
  8. Man guilty of punching five-day-old baby in Baguley Tesco, BBC News, 23rd November 2016, accessed 21st July 2026. ↩