The ‘Manky Way’ was the first step in a huge 1960s regeneration scheme that not only looked at removing the row upon row of poorly built terraced houses from Hulme and Ardwick, but also wanted to redesign the city around a future-proof road network.

Today its a huge, noisy, hulking callback to 60s concrete modernism and not very well suited to the amount of cars on the road in the 2020s. But its culturally significant. It’s part of the city’s DNA, its skyline. Its been the backdrop to so many memories. Maybe that’s why so many Mancs have a bit of a soft spot for the old Manky Way.

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