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The Silent Cargoes sculpture and the Millennium Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal beyond.
Silent Cargoes is a large sculpture at the side of Salford Quays, close to the Imperial War Museum North.
The sculpture, created by artist James Wine with the assistance of John King, of Liverpool, is made up of a number of barrels, crates and packing materials, painted grey. They represent the old life of the Quays as the Manchester Docks and are mere metres away from the Manchester Ship Canal.
The Millennium Bridge at Salford Quays spans the Manchester Ship Canal between the Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry.
Designed by Carlos Fernandez Casado, the footbridge operates as a lift bridge as well and can be raised and lowered to allow boats to pass beneath. Two towers at either end of the bridge bring the structure up and down as required.
Salford Quays is a huge urban regeneration project on the site of the old Manchester Docks at the end of the Manchester Ship Canal.
Previously rundown with the falling away of industry and the decline of the canal, the entire area has now been reborn, with the construction of numerous residential and leisure buildings.
As well as apartment blocks and houses, the Quays are home to the Lowry arts and leisure centre, the Lowry Outlet Mall and the Imperial War Museum North. MediaCityUK – a new home for the BBC in the North of England is in the final stages of its construction.
The Quays are a popular tourist attraction – both for those visiting the buildings named above and also for those who just come to wander along the waterside. They are also host to numerous events throughout the year, including triathlons and swims, with people dipping into the canal water which previously would have been dangerous to their health.
Silent Cargoes 2
The Silent Cargoes sculpture and the Millennium Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal beyond.
Silent Cargoes is a large sculpture at the side of Salford Quays, close to the Imperial War Museum North.
The sculpture, created by artist James Wine with the assistance of John King, of Liverpool, is made up of a number of barrels, crates and packing materials, painted grey. They represent the old life of the Quays as the Manchester Docks and are mere metres away from the Manchester Ship Canal.
The Millennium Bridge at Salford Quays spans the Manchester Ship Canal between the Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry.
Designed by Carlos Fernandez Casado, the footbridge operates as a lift bridge as well and can be raised and lowered to allow boats to pass beneath. Two towers at either end of the bridge bring the structure up and down as required.
Salford Quays is a huge urban regeneration project on the site of the old Manchester Docks at the end of the Manchester Ship Canal.
Previously rundown with the falling away of industry and the decline of the canal, the entire area has now been reborn, with the construction of numerous residential and leisure buildings.
As well as apartment blocks and houses, the Quays are home to the Lowry arts and leisure centre, the Lowry Outlet Mall and the Imperial War Museum North. MediaCityUK – a new home for the BBC in the North of England is in the final stages of its construction.
The Quays are a popular tourist attraction – both for those visiting the buildings named above and also for those who just come to wander along the waterside. They are also host to numerous events throughout the year, including triathlons and swims, with people dipping into the canal water which previously would have been dangerous to their health.