Marley In Manchester - Day Three

Its my final day of photos from Manchester. Today's pictures are from the Manchester Wheel. Its a smaller version of the London Eye that goes faster and shakes around a bit! Once you get used to that though the views are fantastic.

The Manchester Wheel.

Manchester Cathedral.

The Hilton Tower. The bottom part is an hotel and the top is apartments. The top part sticks out from the bottom and the frame work on the roof is the counterbalance. You can see it better from the side, but I didn't get a photo of it. Typical.

This pub is built on a concrete platform so the whole building can be moved. And it has been!

This apartment building is amongst the most expensive to live in, at the very heart of the city.

That's Manchester then. A city going through much change and redevelopment but still holding on to some of its amazing heritage. Its a fantastic place to visit, Phoebe and I had a great weekend. Thanks to AJC and DJ Groin Strain for letting us stay with them and showing us around. See you both soon.

Back to Cheltenham tomorrow and something for Easter. Any guesses?

Marley In Manchester - Day Two

More photos from my weekend trip to Manchester. I hope you don't mind seeing them, normal service will resume on Friday.

This post box was one of the few things left standing after the IRA bombing that destroyed much of the City centre in 1996. It now has a plaque marking its miraculous survival.

The Arndale shopping centre, also destroyed in the bomb blast, now rebuilt.

A statue over the doorway to one of the City's designer shops.

The entrance to Manchester's colourful China Town.

One of the canals running through the City. Although there are lots of new buildings going up there are still plenty of derelict ones.

Tomorrow will be my last day of Manchester photos. If you look closely at the Arndale photo above you can make out the reflection of the Manchester Wheel. More on that tomorrow!

Marley In Manchester - Day One

I've just spent the weekend in Manchester and I took lots of photos. Over the next couple of days I'm going to post a few of them. I know this isn't really what you're supposed to do but I hope you enjoy seeing them.

The John Ryelands University Library and its new wing.

The inside of the new addition cleverly attached to the old part.

A gargoyle high up on the side of the Library.

Manchester Town Hall and Albert Square.

An interesting art installation of two blue men climbing up the side of a building with one on top holding the ropes.

Tomorrow I'll show you one of the few surviving things from the IRA bomb blast that destroyed much of the centre of Manchester in 1996.