A 3 night visit to Manchester England, September 2013, We stayed at The Atrium Serviced Apartments in Princess Street. We saw Piccadilly Gardens, the old warehouses in Portland Street (1860), Tootal, Broadhurst and Lee Building (1898), the Palace Theatre known as the "The Grand Old Lady of Oxford Street'' (1891), Manchester central Library, Pevril of the peak pub (early 19th Century, cladding added in 1900), The Bridgewater canal, commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester opened in 1761, Bridgewater Hall opened 1996 now home to the The Hallé orchestra, Beetham Tower also known as the Hilton Tower, opened 2006 with its Cloud 23 bar, Manchester Town Hall (Victorian Gothic designed by Alfred Waterhouse), built 1868-77, Royal Exchange built 1867-74, originally used for cotton trading now a theatre and shopping centre, Manchester Cathedral built 1485-1506 (under renovation), Chetham Library, the Hanging Bridge c1421, Barton Arcade (Grade ll listed) Built 1871, Art Deco House of Fraser formerly Kendal Milne or just "Kendals" Built 1939, the Art Deco Sunlight House designed by Joseph Sunlight in 1932, the neo classical Manchester Opera House Opened 1912, Great Northern Square. The first day ended with a meal in Eve's restaurant in Canal Street in the Gay Village and watching a gypsy band Toe Rag at Matt and Phreds. Day 2 started with Manchester Art Gallery (Grade l - 1824), a tram to the Media City Salford Quay, the Lowry gallery & outlet store, BBC media centre, Imperial War Museum, then back to MOSI (Manchester Museum of Science and Industry) power and Air & Space halls including the world's first railway station, Manchester Liverpool Road, opened in 1830, People's History Museum, the twin cinemas "The Regal Twins" in their 1930 Art Deco building now the Dancehouse Theatre, Grosvenor Picture Palace, Manchester Aquatic Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Museum, and a walk around Manchester's northern quarter. The last day we saw the "Hidden Gem" (St Mary's church) dedicated 1794 and decorated internally in part Norman, part Gothic and part Byzantium style, followed by the Rylands Library with its amazing collection of printed material.

Comments

1. Manchester is the birth place of the Industrial Revolution, the first railway, the first submarine, the home of Rolls Royce and the Football League to name a few.
2. Thanks for the video. Really gives you a point of view tour of Manchester.
3. helloi`m from Madrid spain, and i love it, i like the video...i never was there but i will like..
4. I love Manchester!
5. 14:11 you missed out the SPIDER CRAB!!!
6. 10:51 Manchester: What are you missing? Big glass boxes and gorgeous grey skies!
7. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
8. I love Knutsford. The lady who wrote Cramford, her house is there. Now a lovely antique shop. Great to see in the lecture theatre of the university.
9. The wet and rainy Manchester on day two is more the one that I know.
10. Love Manchester so much. Hoping to live there one day.
11. Such a brilliant film. Ta. Takes me there.
12. The only thing missing from Manchester these days is Mancunians
13. beauty soon to visit it
14. Great video! Makes me wanna go there. 👍🏼
15. Fantastic city! Loved Manchester.
16. روعه الجمال والبيعه
17. Fantastic job! Great inside look into one of greatest cities in a world! Very visually rich and packed with useful history information! Triple A to you guys!!!
18. are manchester people polite ?i really need your advice guys cuz im planning to move to england
19. well city
20. Is manchester really dangerous as some people say ?