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Redevelopment on the site of the former Exchange Station from corner of Victoria Street and Chapel Street
Manchester, Salford and Media City 130523 #3
Media City UK is an area around Salford Quays and, as the name suggests, is home to companies such as the BBC and ITV offices and studios. I had much better luck here and I’m posting my photos of my tour both today and tomorrow. How wonderful that the area has its routes named as colours. For my first group, I did a shortish circular walk along Blue, then Green across Media City Footbridge across the Manchester Ship Canal, towards, and past, Imperial War Museum North to the Quay West building, where I took a photo of its impressive, imposing, block reflective frontage – shooting through a gap in the gates.
Ironically, the Onward Buildings in Deansgate Manchester, built for the Band of Hope (an association of temperance societies) is now occupied by a licensed Turkish restaurant!
Designed by the architect Charles Heathcote; completed by 1904. The Onward Buildings contrasts with other buildings by the architect, which are more baroque. Pevsner describes it as "irrepressively cheerful".
The corners of the building are curved and a row of porthole style windows are located just below the roof cornice. For more on the room behind those see the subsequent photos. I understand that the 'To Let' sign refers to the third floor.
London Road Fire Station is a former fire station opened in 1906, on a site bounded by London Road, Whitworth Street, Minshull Street South and Fairfield Street. Designed in the Edwardian Baroque style by Woodhouse, Willoughby and Langham in red brick and terracotta, it cost £142,000 to build. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1974.
London Road Fire Station is a former fire station opened in 1906, on a site bounded by London Road, Whitworth Street, Minshull Street South and Fairfield Street. Designed in the Edwardian Baroque style by Woodhouse, Willoughby and Langham in red brick and terracotta, it cost £142,000 to build. It has been a Grade II* listed building since 1974.
Manchester, Salford and Media City 130523 #3
Media City UK is an area around Salford Quays and, as the name suggests, is home to companies such as the BBC and ITV offices and studios. I had much better luck here and I’m posting my photos of my tour both today and tomorrow. How wonderful that the area has its routes named as colours. For my first group, I did a shortish circular walk along Blue, then Green across Media City Footbridge across the Manchester Ship Canal, towards, and past, Imperial War Museum North to the Quay West building, where I took a photo of its impressive, imposing, block reflective frontage – shooting through a gap in the gates.