Breary Marsh Nature Reserve is the best remaining example of a wet valley alder wood in West Yorkshire, a habitat which was once common along the streams and river valleys in the county. Much of the nature reserve is also a site of special scientific interest, reflecting its importance for nature conservation. Breary Marsh is […]
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Millennium Square is Leeds’ award winning city centre outdoor public space and live entertainment venue. Built as Leeds’ flagship project to mark the year 2000 the £12m scheme funded by us and the Millennium Commission successfully transformed the old Mandela Gardens at the front of the Civic Hall into one of Europe’s most innovative multi-purpose […]
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Pay a visit the Albert Dock and delight in the most popular of Liverpool’s attractions, restaurants, bar, boats and tours. Enjoy the best the city has to offer, showcased in a World Heritage, waterfront setting. The Albert Dock is the most popular free tourist attraction in the Northwest -and not without good reason. The variety […]
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From the very early days of its origins and then starting to build just after the turn of the 20th Century, through to its completion in 1978 after 74 long, hard, but rewarding years, the unfolding story of this great Liverpool cathedral, the largest in the whole of the UK and the fifth largest in […]
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Sir Joseph Whitworth, Manchester’s master of the universal screw thread, dies in 1887, leaving a considerable personal fortune. His great friend Robert Darbishire gathers a committee that includes C. P. Scott, editor of the Manchester Guardian, to create a worthy memorial that will be a ‘source of perpetual gratification to the people of Manchester’. The […]
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The Imperial War Museum is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. It seeks to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and ‘wartime experience’. They are proud to be regarded as […]
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Because of the extensive refurbishment carried out both inside and outside the church during the nineteenth century, many people can be forgiven for thinking that, from appearances at least, Manchester Cathedral is a relatively modern church. In fact evidence of an early Saxon church in Manchester comes from the Angel Stone (right), which was discovered embedded in […]
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Manchester Art Gallery is one of the region’s most popular cultural destinations, attracting over 400,000 visits each year. Between 1998 and 2002, a £35million refurbishment and expansion programme transformed the venue into a world-class gallery for Manchester. Since then, Manchester Art Gallery has won many awards and has developed a national reputation for its high […]
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Opened in 1969, the North Western Museum of Science and Industry quickly outgrew its temporary premises on Grosvenor Street, Chorlton-on-Medlock. Today the Museum occupies the former Liverpool Road Station, one of Manchester’s most important historic sites. When the Station closed in 1975, Greater Manchester Council, agreed to purchase it to become the Museum’s new home. […]
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As part of a ‘Percentage for Art’ policy, 1% of the cost of The ICC was devoted to works of art. Among these is ‘Spirit of Enterprise’ by Tom Lomax, a water sculpture outside the extension to the Repertory Theatre in Centenary Square. This bronze fountain features three bowls. The head in the first, facing […]
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