A day out in Manchester - part 3
So after our Canal Cruise we made our way back to the Roman Fort, where we had found this lift in the morning & this was to take us onto the Deansgate Tram Station via a walkway in the sky.
From the walkway you get an 180 degree view of the city & from this high advantage point we see in this photo the clock tower of the Town Hall & the Great Northern Railway Warehouse which was built in 1899. Inside this building there were five railway platforms & twenty five cranes to unload & move goods around. The warehouse closed in 1963 & lay empty for nearly 50 years before it was converted into a leisure complex & shops.
A short journey by tram & we were back in Media City.
The Lowry Centre from Media City.
Media City Square.
As it was slightly drizzling, Cousin Jean decided she was going re-enact Singing in the Rain.
Imperial War Museum North with the Rank Hovis bakery behind from Media City.
It was now time to take the tram back to the centre of Manchester & the train back to Congleton. It had been a fantastic day out, how we packed every thing in, I do not know, possibly it was down to Jean's forward planning & timetable.
There's one more post to read in this Day Out in Manchester quartet - Canal Graffiti & I will publish that soon.
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