After a few days off, her are some pics from #Manchester – All Saints Square. Image 182 of #365TravelPics
This is near my work in #Manchester – a man contemplating in All Saints Square. Image 183 of #365TravelPics
This is Manchester School of Art, part of Manchester Met Uni on a foggy #Manchester morning. Image 184 of #365TravelPics
All Saints Square #Manchester in snow this autumn. Image 185 of #365TravelPics
This is the old Palace Hotel in #Manchester – a big, old red brick building which used to be an insurance company building and is typical of the city. Image 186 of #365TravelPics
There’s great detail in the brick work in the old Palace Hotel in #Manchester – evidence of the wealth, creativity & civic pride when the building was constructed. Image 187 of #365TravelPics
The first place I stayed in #Manchester was the Midland Hotel. A former railway hotel with its decoration showing the wealth of a different age. Image 188 of #365TravelPics
Throughout #Manchester are these big blocks which served as the trading quarters for businesses across the world & have evolved as technology meant business needs less space. Image 189 of #365TravelPics
At the centre of #Manchester is St Peter’s Square. Site of the Peterloo massacre & now location for many civic buildings. Image 190 of #365TravelPics
Manchester Town Hall is one of the great Nep-gothic buildings in the UK from the late 19th century. #Manchester Image 191 of #365TravelPics
The 1938 extension of #Manchester Town Hall has some lovely shapes & design features. Image 192 of #365TravelPics
A final exterior shot of #Manchester Town Hall with its elegant shapes and design. Image 193 of #365TravelPics
The decoration inside the civic buildings in #Manchester is equally impressive. This is the Town Hall with its colourful tiles. Image 194 of #365TravelPics
This is inside the #Manchester Central Library and reminiscent of many great libraries like those in our great universities. Image 195 of #365TravelPics
And talking of universities, these are the windows at the Whitworth Hall at the University of #Manchester with its fine glass work. Image 196 of #365TravelPics
For me tiles are a distinctly #Manchester part of building interiors. These are my stairs at work, the former Water Board HQ. Image 197 of #365TravelPics
These tiles have created a regional train map at #Manchester Victoria station. Image 198 of #365TravelPics
Some more tiles from #Manchester Victoria station – memories of a golden age of travel. Image 199 of #365TravelPics
As well as heritage buildings, #Manchester has some more modern « classics » like this concrete piece at Manchester Met. Image 200 of #365TravelPics
This is a new building in St Peters Square #Manchester with its decorations reminding me of the tiles of the older buildings. Image 201 of #365TravelPics
And old and new continue to be built side by side in #Manchester – here is the Manchester Art School from the 19th Century with a new wing being built next door. Image 202 of #365TravelPics
Canals cross cross #Manchester bringing goods and money into the region. Image 203 of #365TravelPics
Today some of the bridges over the canals in #Manchester have padlocks on them – adding memories of a new sort. Day 204 of #365TravelPics
Music can be heard throughout #Manchester – from the hits of local bands in past decades to the gigs it welcomes today. This is Ed Sheeran Man City. Day 205 of #365TravelPics
There is some great street art in #Manchester like this in Wakefield Street. Day 206 of #365TravelPics
And some more industrial street art in #Manchester – a city full of creativity. Day 207 of #365TravelPics
At the centre of #Manchester is Albert Square and here’s a pint of local beer with the same name (almost). Day 208 of #365TravelPics
And the people of #Manchester have a sense of humour: where does beer go after it is drunk? Back in the barrel at the Northern Crafhouse in the north of the city. Day 209 of #365TravelPics
This is the demolition of an old cinema in central #Manchester and is like a cut through the city’s history with different layers revealed behind the skin of the building. Day 210 of #365TravelPics
Every construction site in #Manchester reveals something about its history: when installing a new cycle lane on Oxford Road l, the old tram lines were revealed. Day 211 of #365TravelPics
Last day of pictures from #Manchester & now the iconic symbol of the city: the worker bee. From the bins to the town hall, bees can be seen everywhere including these statues installed for the summer. #BeeInTheCity Day 212 of #365TravelPics
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