The German-sounding name of this apartment development is just one of the things that makes it unique. I used to teach German just up the road at South Trafford College, so this might have been a good location for me.

View of Budenberg Haus Projekte from Manchester Rd bridge

The apartments, just visible along the Bridgewater Canal […]

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Greetings from Manchester UK on New Year’s Day 2006. New Year celebrations got into gear late on New Year’s Eve, as crowds of people converged on pubs and clubs in the centre. On Upper Brook Street I saw leggy girls in waist-level skirts and black bodices step out of a taxi and walk on high […]

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Here are the answers to the Manchester Architecture Picture Quiz. If you’ve not done the quiz yet, go to Page One, try the questions and find out the answers here. And no cheating please! Now scroll down this page to view the pictures and text.

1) Ah yes, it’s the Town Hall, Albert Square Manchester, […]

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