What the press say about us

We invented communism, computers and the whole modern, industrial city and being Northern we pretend that we didn’t.” John Robb, Source Magazine.

“Today, a stroll along its canalside walkways takes you past colourful painted barges, grand viaducts, cosy waterside pubs, chic restaurants like Albert’s Shed, and major museums such as the Museum of Science and Industry, where the city’s many accomplishments are celebrated.” Toronto SUN.com

“The best place to find the old, industrial Manchester, with its iron bridges, railway viaducts, picturesque brick walls and cobblestones glistening in the rain, is Castlefield, a beautifully restored section just south of the city centre, so evocative of the old city that you hear Smiths songs just looking at it.” LA Times Online

“In most cities a recommendation to view the town hall is to be ignored at all costs, but here the town hall is something wonderful. It may have just become my second favourite British building. It’s built like some sort of spectacular cathedral with painted ceilings and tiled floors, gold gilding and marble statues.” The Courier Mail

“It is heart-warming to see old, beloved buildings being used again, often in new and imaginative reincarnations – the Corn Exchange became the Triangle Shopping Centre, Watts Warehouse, a large, ornate Victorian Grade II structure is part of the Britannia Hotels chain, Joshua Hoyle’s warehouse converted into the beautiful Malmaison Hotel in Piccadilly. This is evidence of a city in a state of constant flux.” Express Travel World, India

“Manchester is surging into the 21st Century while embracing the old mills and cotton warehouses of its industrial past in a unique urban regeneration plan.” Etihad in flight, UAE

“One of the most simple, pleasing places where old industry has met modern Manchester is along the canals. The waterways, built to give Manchester shipping independence from toll-levying Liverpool, today provide scenic walkways.” Etihad in flight, UAE