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Cotton mills
McConnel & Kennedy Mills
Group of cotton mills on Redhill Street that, with the adjoining Murrays' Mills, form a nationally important group.
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Cotton mills
Murrays' Mills
Former cotton mills between Jersey Street and the Rochdale Canal, built for brothers Adam and George Murray.
Cotton mill
Royal Mill
Cotton mill of 1912 on Redhill Street, built on part of the site of the earlier McConnel & Kennedy mills.
Cotton mill
Beehive Mill
Grade II* listed former cotton mill on Jersey Street, with an 1824 warehouse noted for its early fireproof construction.
Cotton mill
Brownsfield Mill
Grade II* listed former cotton-spinning mill on Binns Place, with what is thought to be the city's oldest surviving mill chimney.
Canal warehouse
Jackson's Warehouse
Grade II* listed former canal warehouse of 1836 on Tariff Street, converted to homes and commercial space in 2003.
Historic building
Daily Express Building
Grade II* listed newspaper office of 1939 on Great Ancoats Street, designed by the engineer Sir Owen Williams.
Canal aqueduct
Store Street Aqueduct
Grade II* listed aqueduct of 1798 carrying the Ashton Canal over Store Street, thought to be the oldest of its kind still in use.
Architecture
Chips
Apartment building beside the Ashton Canal at New Islington, part of an urban renewal project led by Urban Splash.
Theatre
Hope Mill Theatre
Independent theatre in the Grade II* listed Hope Mill, staging new and revived plays and musicals.
Waterside quarter
New Islington
Regeneration area historically part of Ancoats, with homes and a marina beside the Ashton Canal.
Football stadium
Etihad Stadium
Home of Manchester City, with a domestic capacity of 61,038. Stadium tours are listed on the club's website.
Sports venue
National Cycling Centre
Cycling venue at Sportcity with an indoor velodrome, a BMX arena and mountain bike trails.
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- Ancoats & New Islington (area photo): DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- McConnel & Kennedy Mills: Scanned by Mr Stephen, Public domain, source
- Murrays' Mills: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Royal Mill: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Beehive Mill: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brownsfield Mill: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jackson's Warehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Daily Express Building: Smabs Sputzer from Stockport, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Store Street Aqueduct: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chips: David Jones from Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hope Mill Theatre: Paul Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- New Islington: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Etihad Stadium: Cléria De Souza, CC BY 2.0, source
- National Cycling Centre: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salford Quays & MediaCity: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0, source
- Oxford Road & Rusholme: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chorlton & Didsbury: Wikidwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Altrincham & Sale: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Northern Quarter & Cathedral: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spinningfields & Deansgate: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castlefield & the Canals: Ridiculopathy, CC0, source
- Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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