The Ones On The Postcards
Landmarks
TODO — what landmarks in Manchester are actually worth the time.
5 placesAlbert Square
Manchester Town Hall
Waterhouse's Gothic town hall, the most confident building in the city, back after the longest restoration in its history.
Deansgate
John Rylands Library
A widow spent a cotton fortune on a cathedral for books. It is free, and it is the most beautiful room in Manchester.
Victoria Street
Manchester Cathedral
The widest nave in England, medieval misericords with a dragon and a backgammon game, and two direct hits in one century.
Football
Old Trafford and the Etihad
Two stadiums, two very different stories, and an honest account of what a tour gets you when there is no match on.
Deansgate
Beetham Tower and the Skyline
The tower that hums in the wind, the cluster that overtook it, and the awkward fact that Manchester has no proper viewing platform.