The Manchester skyline is a melting pot of architectural styles that reflect the city’s long and diverse history.
You can find 19th century hotels next to towering skyscrapers, and black-and-white Tudor-style buildings just a stone’s throw away from glass-fronted office blocks. And while the city’s architectural tastes are constantly changing and evolving, there are certain buildings in the city centre that, no matter the era, will always be iconic.
Here is our celebration of the Manchester skyline, including new buildings, old buildings and some that have changed over the years.
Here is our celebration of the Manchester skyline, including new buildings, old buildings and some that have changed over the years.
5. Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
What is now the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, located on Oxford Road, started out life in 1895 as the Refuge Assurance Company Offices. Credit: Google Street View
6. The Printworks
For most of its life, the Printworks was home to newspaper printers, such as the Manchester Evening Chronicle and the Daily Mirror. It used to be called Withy Grove Printing House and was built in 1873. Credit: Gary M. Prior/Getty Images
7. Beetham Tower
This multi-purpose skyscraper, completed in 2006 is one of those buildings that Mancunians either love or hate. Up until 2018, it was the tallest building in Manchester. Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
8. The Shambles
The Old Wellington Inn is ones of the oldest surviving building in Manchester, having been built in 1552. Much of Old Shambles has not survived and Shambles Square was only created in 1999, following the IRA bombing. Credit: Google Street View