On one windy afternoon a
group of around twenty five students from my University set out on a tour of
some of the legendary places of this city. This post, in short describes some
of the must see destinations of Manchester but every destination would be individually highlighted in later posts.
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| CHAPEL STREET |
Chapel Street is famous
for being the first street in the city where street lights were switched on.
Chapel Street today hosts the Peel Park Campus of the University of Salford.
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| PEEL PARK |
Some distance down from
the Chapel Street
is Peel Park. This park is a very pretty place
to lose yourself amidst natures beauty. The colours of autumn, in full bloom,
can be best experienced in the silent surroundings of this park. In fact one of
the campuses of the University of Salford has been named after Peel Park.
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| THE CRESCENT |
Right opposite to Peel Park
is The Crescent which has always been a great hangout place for the youth.
Moreover, the Crescent gives special discounts to the University students.
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| THE BLACK HORSE HOTEL |
The Black Horse Hotel is
another beautiful building standing almost entirely on its own. When I first
saw the inn I was very impressed by it. In fact I had even made up my mind to
go there one day and check it out; but very recently I found out that the hotel itself has closed down. Now only the building stands as a remembrance of what used to exist days ago.
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| ST. PHILIPS CHURCH |
Manchester is filled with churches and cathedrals. Every neighbourhood
has one church of its own. This is St. Philips Church beside Peel Park.
This church displays Greco-Roman architecture.
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| SALFORD CATHEDRAL |
Two steps from the St
Philips Church is the Salford Cathedral which has the aura of a mighty gothic-
looking structure standing erect and high claiming its authority over the place.
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| CHURCH OF SACRED TRINITY |
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| MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL |
Moving further on you
would find the Church of the Sacred Trinity and if you walk straight ahead you
get to the Manchester Cathedral. This cathedral is said to be the Centre of the
city as it is from here that the City Centre and one of the biggest shopping
malls Manchester Arndale starts which later on merges with Market Street which
is one of the high points of the city.
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| CHEETHAM LIBRARY |
For those who have the
slightest connection with Karl Marx, the Cheetham library would be an ideal
place to visit. Not only because the membership is free but also because it was
the very place where years ago Marx met his fellow companions and propagated
his ideas.
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| CHEETHAM SCHOOL OF MUSIC |
Western music is always
described by bands like Beatles, Eagles, pink Floyd, and more recently by Jackson,
Madonna and the rest. But Cheetham School of Music has been imparting music to
children and youth for years alike making it one of the most famous
destinations of music.
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| VICTORIA STATION |
Opposite to The Cheetham
School of music is the Victoria Station Railway which connects the city to
places like London, Leeds, Newcastle,
York and Scotland.
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| SINCLAIRS PUB |
The Manchester City
Council can be reached via a shortcut through the Sinclairs pub. It is said
that when the city centre was being built, the Sinclairs pub was relocated to a
new place brick by brick.
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| BEETHAM TOWER |
A little further away from
the City Council one comes to the Beetham
Tower the tallest skyscraper
of the city. With 47 floors tall, this building houses a hotel and is a primary
landmark for those (like me) who frequently get lost in the city. The Museum of Science and Industry is built very near
to this hotel.
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| CANAL SYSTEM |
Right opposite the Museum
is the Canal System of River Irwell. In fact I was told that many students take
this unique arrangement as part of their studies and research work.
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| THE WORLD BEYOND HORIZONS |
With the canal being our
last point of visit, our tour came to an end. But as they say “the road goes on
and on”, my journey is far from over and I would definitely try to visit all
these places again and know more about their history and legends.
