Historically, Manchester is probably most known for its place in the history of the Industrial Revolution and for its trade in cotton. The nineteenth century infrastructure is evident in most of the city and highly celebrated, with brick structures now used for activities including music events such as the Warehouse Project, continuing a tradition in the city since the 1980s and the days of the Hacienda night club. During the years just before the photographic series, the city underwent extensive redevelopment, with projects such as the Piccadilly Gardens in 2002.

The Salford Quays area has seen a great amount of development, including the Imperial War Museum North by Daniel Libeskind and The Lowry. Other Development has been out of more immediate necessity, however, with the incident of an IRA bomb in 1996, the surviving postbox becoming an iconic symbol in the area. a footbridge was rebuilt on the site in a beautiful parabolic shape in steel and glass, designed by Hodder Associates. But perhaps most interesting is the repositioning of mid sixteenth century structures to meet redevelopment plans of the city, showing that in the Capital of the North, anything seems possible.

Sinclair's Oyster Bar

View of Shambles Square, the rebuilt Old Wellington Inn (built 1552) and the Sinclair's Oyster Bar extension (formerly John Shaw's Punch House). The buildings were actually moved from their original location to aid a redevelopment within Manchester.

Piccadilly Gardens Pavillion

Concrete wall of the Piccadilly Pavilion, with City Tower dominating the background sky.

Corporation Street Footbridge

Footbidge by Hodder Associates in 1999, on the site of an IRA bombing on 15th June 1996 in which the postbox on the left of the shot survived.

Manchester Town Hall

Manchester Town Hall looking south from Cross Street and Princess Street.

Manchester Central

Framed view of the Manchester Central Railway Station on Museum Street.

Manchester Central Library

Looking at the Central Library from in between Mount Street and Southmill Street.

Sackville Road Canal View

Inverted reflection of a brick building on the canal viewed from Sackville Street and Canal Street.

Railway Arches

Arches under the railway on Altrincham Street.

Lambert and Fairfield Hall

View of Ebden Street, Back Acton Street, and Fairfield Street from the Manchester University Dormitories at Fairfield Hall.

Piccadilly Garden Fountains

Fountains at the Piccadilly Gardens, with a bottle of champaign, a person reading a novel, and pigeons flying in front of the nineteenth century Yorkshire Bank building.

The Lowry

Shops and tower at the Lowry in Salford Quays.

Imperial War Museum North

Imperial War Museum North designed by Daniel Libeskind, located within Salford Quays.

Imperial War Museum North

The design for the IWMN was taken from a shattered globe, re-assembled into an abstract shape.