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Personal blog by Aidan O’Rourke photographer writer from Manchester & beyond…

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Archive for March, 2006

The Beetham Hilton Tower Symbol of the New Manchester

The Beetham Hilton Tower is the most prominent new landmark on the skyline of Manchester.
It’s widely regarded as a symbol of the recent regeneration of Manchester and proof of the city’s recent economic resurgence. Its location is symbolic, on the site of one of the Victorian railway arches that served the Great Northern Goods Warehouse. […]

More about the Beetham Tower Manchester

The Beetham Hilton Tower is the most striking landmark on the Manchester skyline and it’s nearing completion.

It was in the news last week after a Manchester Evening News reader sent a photo in which it appeared that a construction worker was taking a nap high up on the building, in full view of people […]

Take a trip to the Manchester Museum of Transport on the bus that Morrissey rode

Time is a recurring theme of EOM especially its effect on the changing face of the city. What we see around us today is only a veneer, a superficial impression that’s often misleading. To understand the true character of the city we need to dig deeper.

One of the ways we can do this is […]