EPW045993 ENGLAND (1934). The city centre, Manchester, from the south-west, 1934

St Matthews Church. Designed in 1822-1825 by architect Charles Barry and demolished in 1951-52 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Matthew%27s_Church,_Manchester

St. John's Street School, erected 1912 - commissioned by Charles Henry Wyatt

This is the Roman road to Chester where the River Medlock was forded

Location of the syphon that takes the River Medlock under the Castlefield canals to Potato Wharf

Bridgewater viaduct A56

Castlefield Congregational Chapel, now converted into offices

Knott Mill Iron Works, W and J Galloway, boiler manufacture, went bust in 1932, site is now being developed having been a car park.

Central Station goods depot

Grocer's warehouse demolished 1960, a replica partially reconstructed was built in 1986

Gaythorn Gas Works.

Rochdale Canal running west to the last lock before joining the Bridgewater Canal.

Rochdale Canal.

Rochdale Canal

St. James Building

St. Mary's Hospital, Whitworth Street.

St. Mary's Hospital, Whitworth Street.

Piccadilly Gardens

Canal narrowboat & circa 7 wide beam boats in the Castlefield Basin on the Bridgewater Canal

Bridgewater Tug below Rochdale Lock 92 at Castlefield

Wide beam boats on the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield

Wide beam boats on the Bridgewater Canal at Potato Wharf

Wide beam boat on the Bridgewater Canal at Potato Wharf

Canal narrowboat on the Bridgewater Canal at Potato Wharf

Sunlight House, Quay Street, Manchester M3 3JZ

Joseph Cockshoot & Co Ltd had a garage underneath the arches at this location.

Mayfield Station.

site of coronation street set 1968-1982

site of coronation street set 1982-2013

Granada studio site

bonded warehouse

Former Woolworths department store

Rylands Department Store, now Debenhams

Former market hall, now the Air and Space Gallery of the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry

St John's Gardens

Opera House

Palace Theatre

Piccadilly Railway Station

Castle Street

This railway line runs to the left to Liverpool

Formerly the railway line to Altrincham this line is now used by Metrolink Light Rail system, which runs from behind the old Central Station at a high level and joins this track off picture.

Manchester Town Hall

Former Liverpool Road station, world's oldest surviving terminal railway station- opened 1830. Closed to passengers 1844, now part of Manchester Museum of Science and Industry. In 2013 still connected to the main railway but plans have been put forward to close the link.

Chester Road (A56)

At the time of this photo, this was Knott Mill and Deansgate Station, but since 1971 just Deansgate.

Oxford Road station

Former HQ of Refuge Assurance now a hotel.

Manchester Central Station (Grand Central Railway)- lines to Stockport, Derby and London. Later G-Mex Exhibition Centre, now Manchester Central Conference Centre.

Great Northern Warehouse

Manchester Central Library