Friday 26 October 2007

Manchester, a fair bit to answer for

There's a new building called 1 Deansgate that dominates the Manchester skyline. I like it a lot, apart from the hotel logo on the side.



The old G-Mex Centre, now called Manchester Central, and 1 Deansgate in the distance.



The Bridgewater Hall



Albert Square and the Town Hall




Once The Great Northern Railway Company's Goods Warehouse, now a car park and some restaurants. It's a shame they don't write the function of buildings in brick anymore when they're building them.


Redevelopment in Piccadilly:



and here's what office blocks looked like before redevelopment came to town:



Discoteque Royale - not as salubrious inside as out:



Oxford Road:


Oxford Road at night:



New flats on Oxford Road. The centre of Manchester has undergone an incredible amount of revelopment in the past 15 years:


a canal viewed from Oxford Road. The industrial revolution started on a canal in Salford, right?



Three shots of the Central Library:



Two of the Midland Hotel:


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