“Manchester off the Beaten Track” Tour with Chris Norwood
Tour guide Chris Norwoord (AKA @norwoordchris on Twitter) put together a really interesting “Manchester off the Beaten Track” walking tour for me on the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour.
We started from my hotel, the Manchester Abode, walking to Ancoats, the world’s first industrial suburb which is currently undergoing regeneration with many of the mills being [...]
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Tour guide Chris Norwoord (AKA @norwoordchris on Twitter) put together a really interesting “Manchester off the Beaten Track” walking tour for me on the Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour.
We started from my hotel, the Manchester Abode, walking to Ancoats, the world’s first industrial suburb which is currently undergoing regeneration with many of the mills being converted to flats. The area was nickmamed Little Italy after the influx of Italian immigrants during the 19th century.
I admired the new artwork panels in the square. I like art which is accessible, you don’t need to go during gallery opening times to see it.
Artwork panels, Ancoats
Then it was up to the Northern Quarter with its pavement sculptures. I liked the Cool Cows. There was a bit of a problem with cigarette ends embedded in some of the pavement sculptures.
Cool Cows pavement sculpture, Northern Quarter, Manchester
We had a brief look around the Manchester Craft and Design Centre which is housed in the former retail fish market in the Northern Quarter.
The Tour concluded with lunch at Odd , a bar serving home made food and a wide choice of drinks It’s also known for music sets and even has a cinema screen downstairs. I had a pretty tasty salmon wrap with coleslaw.
Chris did a video interview with me outside Odd in which we chatted about Manchester’s history and Chris made some recommendations for visitors to Manchester.
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