photos of the Northern quarter

Looking around the Northern quarter there are still signs of the industrial revolution lurking around the corners of buildings and in the back streets were tell tale signs are still there today, this place is a very historical place and these photos show some of that life still here in Manchester.

Afflecks palace, probably the most popular shop in the Northern quarter area because of its many floors and many misceleaneous shops inside.

You can still see that some of the buildings haven't changed such as this. The windows arches are still old fashioned to this day, keeping the history is very important it makes people remember why this place is popular.

I f you can see close enough the building has initials on the top arch which say L.J & C Cooper which must of been the owners of this building at the time it used to be a cotton mill.

Modernisation is still happening with the buildings in this area due to health and safety, some buildings were sadly taken down due to poor materials and weathering.

This building stood out to me very much, just because of the plants growing out of the top and also were the paint has been worn away from weathering.

Luckily i got round the back of one of the buildings which had a gap were i could take a photo of the interior. As you can see a lot of the materials that were used then are in the back, sadly we cant see them but it gives you a feel of what environment these cotton mills were in and the atmosphere these people used to work in.

This was the entrance to the fish market, i love how the statues at the top are kept in good condition and covered with a netting to stop damage from the public.

This Art Neuvou has still been kept up to standard, i love the detail and all the swirls that surround the woman in the middle its almost as if its an entrance to someones home back in the victorian period.