Iconic Stockport Pyramid looks set to become a curry house after Instagram 'announcement'

One of Greater Manchester’s more unusual landmarks, the so-called Stockport pyramid, looks set to get a new lease of life and be transformed into a curry house.

The restaurant chain Royal Nawaab made the announcement earlier today in a now deleted Instagram post that included a video of the iconic structure and stated that the new restaurant was getting ready to open in summer 2024.

The latest post on the Royal Nawaab Manchester Instagram account now dates back to last week and includes a statement from the owner Mahboob Hussain saying that the company was “gearing up to unveil an exciting new location.”

Hussain had previously told the Manchester Evening News back in July about his intentions to move into the abandoned 4.5 acre pyramid site

Royal Nawaab, which specialises in Indian and Pakistani halal cuisine and is famous for their all-you-can-eat menu, currently has two locations in London and Ilford, although the company is no stranger to the Greater Manchester restaurant scene.

Opened in 2002, the Nawaab buffet and banquet hall was one of the region’s go-to spots for South Asian food. It shut at the beginning of the year shortly after celebrating its 20th anniversary and taken over by Merzee.

What is the Stockport Pyramid?

The glass-fronted pyramid was built in the early nineties, as part of a development which would have transformed the area into Greater Manchester’s own Valley of the Kings, with several other pyramids also planned for construction. This did not take place, however, and the building was taken over by the Co-op bank.

In 2018, Co-op moved to their new home, NONA, in the heart of Manchester city centre’s Green Quarter and the pyramid has been abandoned ever since.

The pyramid has a very large area, which means Nawaab will have lots of space to utilise. Inside, it is 86,000 square foot over five floors and over 400 parking spaces.