Category Archives: at risk – going, going, gone?
Do you object to the proposals to demolish Century House?
St. Peter’s Square – Century House poposals an application for Conservation Area Consent to demolish Century House has gone into the City Council! see the Twentieth Century Society’s position here “Century House is a prominent building, which is of strong local
Do you object to the proposals to demolish Century House?
St. Peter’s Square – Century House poposals an application for Conservation Area Consent to demolish Century House has gone into the City Council! see the Twentieth Century Society’s position here “Century House is a prominent building, which is of strong local
Mural For Ringway Airport: A Work By Brian Lee
Today, passengers arriving at Manchester International Airport’s Terminal 1 will most likely do so by car, approaching the terminal via the elevated approach road into the adjacent multi-storey car park. However, for the jet-setters of the 1960’s the experience would
Mural For Ringway Airport: A Work By Brian Lee
Today, passengers arriving at Manchester International Airport’s Terminal 1 will most likely do so by car, approaching the terminal via the elevated approach road into the adjacent multi-storey car park. However, for the jet-setters of the 1960’s the experience would
Preston Bus Station to be bulldozed
And so the sorry affair of Preston’s magnificent Bus Station continues. Turned down for listing and regarded as economically un-viable by Preston City Council, the end seems near as the Council debates demolition. Suspiciously pipped at the post on a
Preston Bus Station to be bulldozed
And so the sorry affair of Preston’s magnificent Bus Station continues. Turned down for listing and regarded as economically un-viable by Preston City Council, the end seems near as the Council debates demolition. Suspiciously pipped at the post on a
Death and the monument
On Thursday 22nd of November, Manchester City Council approved the relocation of the Grade II* Cenotaph (Edwin Lutyens ,1924) from its current location in St.Peter’s Square. Eamonn Canniffe leads the Architecture Research Centre and the MA in Architecture + Urbanism
Death and the monument
On Thursday 22nd of November, Manchester City Council approved the relocation of the Grade II* Cenotaph (Edwin Lutyens ,1924) from its current location in St.Peter’s Square. Eamonn Canniffe leads the Architecture Research Centre and the MA in Architecture + Urbanism
Library Walk – Storm the Bastions.. attend the Planning Meeting.. and change the Council’s mind!
In association with Friends of Library Walk So, you like a bit of architecture then? Maybe you’ve been on one of our walks or attended a film screening? I’m sure you’ve heard about the terrible plan to block off the
Library Walk – Storm the Bastions.. attend the Planning Meeting.. and change the Council’s mind!
In association with Friends of Library Walk So, you like a bit of architecture then? Maybe you’ve been on one of our walks or attended a film screening? I’m sure you’ve heard about the terrible plan to block off the
is the naughty diocese of shrewsbury up to their old tricks?
photo: Aidan Turner Bishop ‘Shrewsbury?’ I hear you shout! Why are the Manchester Modernists banging on about Shrewsbury? Well, first a little history… the RC Diocese responsible for much of the Greater Manchester area is the Diocese of Salford, indeed
is the naughty diocese of shrewsbury up to their old tricks?
photo: Aidan Turner Bishop ‘Shrewsbury?’ I hear you shout! Why are the Manchester Modernists banging on about Shrewsbury? Well, first a little history… the RC Diocese responsible for much of the Greater Manchester area is the Diocese of Salford, indeed
Do you object to the proposals for a glazed link between Manchester Town Hall Extension and Central Library?
Library Walk – Plans for Glazed Link If you object to the plans by Manchester City Council to build a glazed link between the Grade II* listed Manchester Town Hall Extension and the Grade II* Central Reference Library, and to
Do you object to the proposals for a glazed link between Manchester Town Hall Extension and Central Library?
Library Walk – Plans for Glazed Link If you object to the plans by Manchester City Council to build a glazed link between the Grade II* listed Manchester Town Hall Extension and the Grade II* Central Reference Library, and to
The Cenotaph
Cenotaph, St Peter’s Square, Sir Edwin Lutyens, 1924, Grade II Listed st peter’s square, the cenotaph & a twentieth century landscape of worth… Ever since work started on decanting Central Library and Town Hall Extension in St Peter’s Sq for
The Cenotaph
Cenotaph, St Peter’s Square, Sir Edwin Lutyens, 1924, Grade II Listed st peter’s square, the cenotaph & a twentieth century landscape of worth… Ever since work started on decanting Central Library and Town Hall Extension in St Peter’s Sq for
Tatler News Cinema / Cornerhouse Cinema One
Oxford Rd, P Cummings, 1935 – present. Cornerhouse Cinema One stands on the approach to our very favourite station. Today it is an integral part of Cornerhouse, Manchester’s centre for contemporary visual arts and the moving image, longtime champion of
Tatler News Cinema / Cornerhouse Cinema One
Oxford Rd, P Cummings, 1935 – present. Cornerhouse Cinema One stands on the approach to our very favourite station. Today it is an integral part of Cornerhouse, Manchester’s centre for contemporary visual arts and the moving image, longtime champion of
Preston Bus Station, Preston – Ingham & Wilson of BDP, 1969 – present…
40 miles north of Manchester is recently citified Preston. The former milltown has ambitions to be the ‘third city of the North West’ (sorry about that, Salford) and, for over 10 years, it has planned to build Tithebarn, a new
Preston Bus Station, Preston – Ingham & Wilson of BDP, 1969 – present…
40 miles north of Manchester is recently citified Preston. The former milltown has ambitions to be the ‘third city of the North West’ (sorry about that, Salford) and, for over 10 years, it has planned to build Tithebarn, a new
