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The Factory – £130m arts centre reaches major milestone
Plagued by delays and price hikes, MIF’s new home is finally underway IT’s been anything but a smooth conveyor belt ride for The Factory. Our new multimillion pound arts centre, which will be the permanent home of Manchester International Festival … Continue reading
Manchester: Something Rich and Strange – book review
Danny Moran on this new collection of mind-opening perspectives on urban life PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY, that playful pursuit where people seek new meanings in familiar landscapes, has been much the rage in recent times. There’s now a wealth of literature devoted to … Continue reading
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Regeneration Manchester: Len Grant and a city in transition
How a local photographer captured the city’s growing pains in words and images I’ve grown up with Len Grant and so has Manchester. I became an official tour guide for the North West in 1996, and a couple of … Continue reading
MANCHESTER’S LITTLE IRELAND – VLOGUMENTARY
Little Ireland was a slum district of the township of Manchester in Lancashire, England in the early 19th century. It was inhabited for about 20 years from about 1827 to 1847 and was given its name from the presence of … Continue reading
View Piccadilly Gardens, By Bernard McMullen | Manchester
May 9, 2020 – View Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester By Bernard McMullen; acrylic; 15 x 11 in; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt. Source: View Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester By Bernard McMullen; acrylic; 15 … Continue reading
M1 – Manchester Rain | Oxford Road, Manchester City Centre
by @Craig_OPLTD Nov 2, 2013 – This Pin was discovered by Joe Scholes. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest Source: M1 – Manchester Rain | Manchester city centre, Manchester england, Manchester oxford road
Distant Future
DISTANT FUTURE is a short film about the people around the pandemic. The anxieties, struggles, tragedies, and joys that have come out of the moment in time. Director: Charlie Watts charliewatts32.com Producer: Luke Filz DOP: Matt Jones Sound: Mike Mullen … Continue reading
Exploring Manchester’s Abandoned Mayfield Station
In this video we explore Manchester’s Abandoned Mayfield Station. Built as a relief station to Manchester Piccadilly in 1910 we get inside and explore its history and story. Now a disused station this urbex, urban explorer video uncovers Zombies, American … Continue reading
History of Manchester – 2. A Tale of Two Ditches
In the second part in the Manchester series we’re going to be looking at Medieval Manchester (Mameceaster) and the wilderness years between the Romans and the Industrial Revolution. I trace the route of one of the city’s most intriguing mysteries … Continue reading
Manchester to Chorlton Cycleway – CYCLOPS junction
The first section of the Manchester to Chorlton Cycleway is now open, and features segregated cycleways and the CYCLOPS junction at Royce Road, a first-of-its-kind cycle junction in the UK.