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Castlefield, Manchester, UK

The Castlefield area of Central Manchester is the site of a Roman outpost, possibly known as Mancunium. In the 1700's and 1800's three major canals were joined there, and important rail connections crossed it.

From the early 1900's it fell into disrepair but in the last few years it has been restored to the result you can see in the pictures linked from here, becoming part of the cultural heart of the city.

The Pictures

08 Castlefield carpark looking southeast (slightly retouched) (104K)
09 Castlefield carpark ... a canal (96K)
10 Castlefield, Bridges old and new (110K)
11 Castlefield, Dukes Lock (104K)
12 Castlefield, Dukes Lock (detail) (117K)
13 Castlefield, Old Victorians and New Elizabethans (122K)
14 Castlefield, The Arena (99K)
15 Off Deansgate, Buildings in curves (103K)
16 Museum of Science and Industry (75K)
17 Park off St John's St, off Deansgate (111K)

The Technology

All pictures taken with an Olympus C800L digital camera in high resolution mode. Transferred to an Acorn Risc PC using PhotoLink from Spacetech, retouching using PhotoDesk (also from Spacetech).

Thousands of old photographs of the United Kingdom

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Last updated 12th October 2002
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