Manchester

07 March 23  Catching up on the latest developments.  Sunny.

Statue of Sergio Aguero, by the sculptor Andy Scott,
at the Etihad Stadium.

Vincent Kompany, by Andy Scott, at the Etihad Stadium.

Vincent Kompany.

David Silva, by Andy Scott.

The Co-op Live arena (under construction) by the Ashton Canal,
next to the Etihad Stadium.

The Manchester Tennis Centre and the Co-op Live arena from the Ashton Canal.

New Islington marina, Ancoats.

New Islington marina.

The One Silk Street apartment block, Ancoats.

The huge wall of the New Victoria apartment blocks complex.

New Victoria apartment blocks.

The No.4 Angel Square office building, under construction.

The Hotel Indigo, from Cathedral Gardens.

Old Police Station, Chapel Street, Salford, built in 1888.
Behind, at left, is the Exchange Point apartment block.

The No.4 New Bailey office building under construction,
from the river Irwell footbridge, New Bailey, Salford.

The Novella apartment block, and the Ordsall Chord railway bridge.

The Factory International arts building (under construction)
over the river Irwell.

The Union Living apartment block (under construction), St. John's.

The Beetham Tower from the Middlewood Locks development,
over the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal, Salford.

The Beetham Tower and Phase One (under construction),
an apartment block of the Viadux development.

The Castlefield Viaduct elevated linear park, made in the style of the New York City High Line.

The Castlefield Viaduct is a 330-metre long steel viaduct, a Grade II listed structure,
built in 1892 to carry heavy rail traffic in and out of the Great Northern Warehouse.
 It has been turned into a sky park celebrating the industrial heritage of Castlefield
with trees, flowers and shrubs planted to soften the grey steel work of the industrial
structure and help attract wildlife.