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Canal basin
Castlefield Canal Basin
Canal basin at the Manchester end of the Bridgewater Canal, surrounded by warehouses, footbridges and railway viaducts.
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Castlefield & the Canals: things to do
Places worth your time in Castlefield & the Canals
Top places
Things to do in Castlefield & the Canals
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Museum
Science and Industry Museum
Museum of science, technology and industry that includes the former Liverpool Road railway station.
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Historic railway station
Liverpool Road Station
Grade I listed terminus of the 1830 Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's oldest surviving terminal station and now part of the museum.
Roman site
Roman fort (Mamucium)
Reconstructed gateway and fort walls on the site of the Roman fort founded around AD 79, from which Manchester takes its name.
Viaduct
Castlefield Viaduct
Railway viaduct built in 1893, on part of which the National Trust has created a garden.
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Footbridge
Merchant's Bridge
Footbridge with a 40-metre steel arch span, built from Slate Wharf to Catalan Square and designed by Whitby Bird.
Events venue
Castlefield Bowl
Outdoor events pavilion with a tensile roof, used for music events and food festivals.
Gallery
Castlefield Gallery
Free contemporary art gallery at Hewitt Street, supporting artists through exhibitions and events.
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Skyscraper
Beetham Tower
Forty-seven-storey tower at the top of Deansgate, completed in 2006 and designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners.
Arts venue
Aviva Studios
Cultural venue on Water Street operated by Factory International, which also runs Manchester International Festival.
Concert hall
The Bridgewater Hall
Concert hall on Lower Mosley Street, home of the Hallé orchestra and main venue of the BBC Philharmonic.
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Historic building
Manchester Central
Exhibition and conference centre in the former Central railway station, with a 64-metre arched roof, Grade II* listed.
Garden
St John's Gardens
Formal garden laid out in 1932 on the site of St John's Church and its graveyard.
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Chinatown's arch, the canalside Gay Village and the gallery on Mosley Street
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Ancoats & New Islington
Early cotton mills, canals and a redeveloped waterside quarter
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Salford Quays & MediaCity
Docklands arts, museums and media city, in Salford (a separate city from Manchester)
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- Castlefield & the Canals (area photo): Ridiculopathy, CC0, source
- Castlefield Canal Basin: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Liverpool Road Station: The original uploader was Pit-yacker at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Roman fort (Mamucium): Maarten, CC BY 2.0, source
- Castlefield Viaduct: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Merchant's Bridge: Ridiculopathy, CC0, source
- Castlefield Bowl: Gerald England, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castlefield Gallery: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Beetham Tower: Philip Stewart from Manchester, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Aviva Studios: Alex Mannion-Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Bridgewater Hall: Alan Stanton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Manchester Central: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St John's Gardens: Simon Cobb, CC0, source
- Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ancoats & New Islington: DS Pugh, 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
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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