Here's a nice postcard introduction to Manchester.
The Market Place in the twenties, I reckon.
Manchester Cathedral from the air.
St Peters Square in the 1950s.
A postcard from my collection - the library in St Peters Square.
Manchester's Christmas lights of 1990.
Manchester Corporation once ran trams through the city centre.
Those old trams have been replaced by the Metrolink.
Here's a more unusual tram (it's making me hungry!).
Stevenson Square was used by Mayne's of Droylsden as a terminus. SELNEC/GMT also ran to here.
Elsewhere in the city centre, buses from Firstbus, Stagecoach and Burnley & Pendle (Transdev).
A more unusual visitor is this preserved Leigh Corporation AEC Renown.
The Wellington Inn and Sinclair's Oyster House were part of old Manchester. In the early 1970s, they were moved to their current locations.
There are several Wetherspoons around the city centre. Here's the Paramount, followed by the Waterhouse.
The Ape & Apple is a fine Holt's pub.
Here's the historic Briton's Protection.
The Crown & Kettle is a fine building.
The Hogshead didn't last long.
Within the nearby Food Market is this Micro Bar.
The Old Monkey is another Holt's house.
The Rain Bar is a modern Lee's Brewery establishment.
Another fine boozer is the Peveril of the Peak.
Described by CAMRA as a "little gem", here's the Rising Sun.
Here's the Lass O' Gowrie when it was a Whitbread brewpub.
Into the Northern Quarter now. A couple of buses passing through.
The Beer House was rescued from demolition and has since been renamed The Angel.
One pub that's not to be missed, the famous Marble Arch.
One the edge of the Northern Quarter, Bar Fringe, with a good range of beer.
We conclude this post just across the road at the former Smithfield Hotel. It's stilll going, though thoroughly rebuilt.
Next time, we'll do the area around Piccadilly.
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