Jubilee Fountain and Albert Memorial, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. The Jubilee Fountain, Manchester I took this photo on Friday morning, and it combines the two attractions of Albert Sq...
Manchester An 18-ton polished marble by the Japanese artist Kan Yasuda graces the space between 100 Barbirolli Square and the Bridgewater Hall. The sculpture reportedly cost £20,000; and is a fixture ...
Manchester I can’t help admiring the status of this particular Nero: it is besieged by competitors! Costa Coffee is next door, Starbucks and a Debenhams cafe across the road, and yet another Caf...
Manchester – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops If you are looking for a place to have a coffee in the city centre, where the relaxed atmosphere and the motion of life mix to...
Bolton If, like me, you love chocolate, you are used to going into various chocolate shops in the UK. I’ve been to a few, in Manchester, in Wales, and in Scarborough. They were very good in thei...
Bolton – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops – Coffee Shops Out of all Costas in Greater Manchester this has to be my favourite, although I’ve only discovered it r...
Bolton Either I am unlucky, or Ye Olde Pastie Shop has really been out of business for a very long time… in fact, in all time I’ve been going to Churchgate. The pastie shop was established...
Bolton I don’t go to Bolton very often these days, but every time I visit this town I take time to admire its splendid town hall. The original building was opened in June 1873 by HRH Prince Albe...
Manchester Oldham Street was created in 1772 and named after Adam Oldham, a parish constable, a wealthy businessman, and a member of the Birchin Lane Chapel, the predecessor of the Methodist confessio...
Manchester – Transportation – Public Transport – Stations There was the time when Victoria station was one of the most important in Manchester – along with the Great Northern R...