Manchester

12 Dec 12   To Manchester to see the ice sculptures in Piccadilly Gardens, then to Salford Quays.  Sunny.

I only found out about the ice sculptures yesterday.

They were about three days old by now and had melted a bit.

I must make a note for next year.

Along the River Irwell / Manchester Ship Canal at Ordsall, Salford.

Manchester City Centre on the skyline.

The Soapworks.  A former Colgate-Palmolive factory,
now being developed as an office, retail and leisure complex.

Exchange Quay reflected in the Manchester Ship Canal.

The Lowry and the Millennium Footbridge at Salford Quays.

The Lowry from the MediaCityUK footbridge.

The Lowry and the Imperial War Museum North.

The Lowry.

Imperial War Museum North

The Digital World Centre and the Lowry.

MediaCityUK

One of the local taking in the view.

The view's better up here.

I'm alright where I am thanks....

Imperial War Museum North.

Photographer at work.

The Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield Basin.

Under the historic Victorian railway bridges at Castlefield Basin.

The Beetham (Hilton) Tower.

The Ralli Quays building (HM Customs and Excise).

Ralli Quays reflected in the river Irwell.