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The site was first used as a cricket ground in 1857, when the Manchester Cricket Club moved onto the meadows of the de Trafford estate. [9] Despite the construction of a large pavilion (for the amateurs—the professionals used a shed at the opposite end of the ground), Old Trafford's first years were rocky: accessible only along a footpath from the railway station, the ground was situated out ...
Prior to Greater Manchester's creation as a ceremonial county in 1974, the first tall building boom in Manchester and Salford occurred in the 1960s and 1970s, with notable buildings including the 118 m (387 ft) tall CIS Tower, which became the tallest building in the United Kingdom when constructed in 1962, [3] and the 107 m (351 ft) tall City ...
Piccadilly Gardens is a major transport hub on the Transport for Greater Manchester Manchester public transport network, providing interchange between bus and Metrolink tram services: Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station (originally Parker Street bus station) is located on the south side of the gardens, and is served by a large number of ...
Originally built for the Royal Manchester Institution, it was designed by Charles Barry in Greek Ionic style. It is in rusticated ashlar stone on a plinth, and has a rectangular plan with two storeys and a central attic. The main block has 11 bays flanked by projecting pavilions.
Delta Dental Stadium is a stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire that holds 6,500 people. [6] It is used primarily for baseball, and is the home field of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, an Eastern League baseball team.
Drawing published in 1913. The building is Edwardian Baroque in style, has a Portland stone exterior and reaches a maximum height of 60m. The architects Clegg, Fryer & Penman designed the long façade with three slightly protruding pavilions with grossly inflated pilasters and pediments; in the centre the principal pediment is topped by a stumpy tower which breaks through the cornice line.
Manchester is a city in Northwest England.The M16 postcode area is to the south of the city centre, and contains the area of Whalley Range.The postcode area contains 13 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.
Philips Park lies in the valley of the River Medlock, in east Manchester, England.. Philips Park provides a mix of woodland, wild grassland, water and rolling hills. The park's other facilities include a visitor centre, park warden service, toilets, children's play area, hard standing ball court, junior football pitch, allotments, community orchard, bowling green and pavilion, a show-field for ...