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Pubs
- Marble Arch
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There's an article about its history in the local CAMRA magazine
What's Doing, June 2005, by Steve Smith.
The pub was built in 1888, with a facade of polished red granite.
After years in the hands of various breweries,
it was bought by a local CAMRA member in 1984 and changed to a freehouse.
There were further ownership changes and the layout was altered to incorporate the brewplant.
- Some of the links I used in planning my trip:
Selected Attractions
- Manchester Art Gallery
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays. - The Lowry Centre at Salford Quays
- Lowry Lifting Footbridge.
- The spectacular footbridge across the Manchester Ship Canal links The Lowry to Trafford Wharfside
and the Imperial War Museum North.
- Imperial War Museum North
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Whilst the Museum's displays are excellent, the highlight of my trip to
Manchester was seeing the building itself - iconic architecture by Daniel Libeskind -
and the footbridge, also by him.
- Urbis
- Other art galleries include: Whitworth Art Gallery, The Cube, The Cornerhouse.
Transport
- Metrolink Rapid Transit System
A return ticket on the Eccles Line for Salford Quays from St Peter's Square to Harbour City was £2.60.
Pictures
<- Salford Quays - apartment blocks
These buildings seem to be iconic for the whole development.
<- The Lowry
<- The Lowry Footbridge
Architect: Daniel Libeskind
<- The Imperial War Museum North
Architect: Daniel Libeskind
Back in Central Manchester...
<- The Central Library (detail)
This is taken from near to the St Peter's Square Metro station.
Walking northwards towards Princess Street...
<- The Town Hall, St Peters Square side
This is taken from the Peace Gardens at the north end of St Peters Square.
Princess Street and The Waterhouse are off to the right.
If you walk ahead, along Princess Steet into Albert Square...
<- Albert Square, looking south-west
The Albert Memorial is in the centre.
The main frontage of the Alfred Waterhouse's grand Town Hall is to the left, including...
<- The Town Hall Clock Tower
Heading north, past the Arndale Centre, leads to...
<- Urbis
... and beyond Urbis is ...
<- Printworks
...the Printworks complex, including an IMAX cinema.
Off to the right is the Triangle shopping centre.
In the other direction, at the southern end of Deansgate, is...
<- Deansgate Station
... displaying an older name "Knott Mill Station".
The Knott is off to the right.
<- Detail: Big Bike
I didn't manage to discover what the huge bicycle (bottom-right of the previous picture) is about!