Weaving through central Manchester are the Irwell and Medlock rivers feeding a myriad of canals connecting to the Manchester Ship Canal and the ocean beyond – all key arteries of the city’s rich (and sometimes contentious) trading history. Manchester’s zenith was in the nineteenth century, when it became the world’s first purpose-built industrial metropolis prospering from worldwide demand for the highly prized Manchester cotton textiles.
Today, the area is brimming with redevelopment as services, commerce and culture eradicate the city’s manufacturing past. Fortunately much of it is faithful, leaving an enviable blend of modern development and industrial heritage.
This post shows images of some of the waterside developments and cultural attractions in the company of local architect Ian Jones.
Looks lovely apart from that guy studying at the Ryland Library … he looked familiar
An opportunity missed. Mostly cheap spec building of the most banal kind. New developments in the regeneration of Berlin make this look what it is.