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Old Manchester, New Manchester – A Work in Progress
Manchester has a modern tram network running through the city centre (photo: James Kemp) Last week I spent three days in Manchester for work reasons. This involved one overnight stay where I had some time to go for a walk and take a look at some of the city centre and take pictures. The reason that I started to take the pictures of Manchester was because of the remarkable contrasts that I found there. I'm no stranger to cities, I've spent 23 years living and working in London, and grew up on the western edge of Glasgow's urban sprawl. I've also visited most of the other major cities in the UK for both work and pleasure. Manchester - First Impressions Manchester Town Hall, St Peter's Square. (photo: James Kemp) At first sight Manchester is no different from other older cities…