Little bits of Manchester

Living in a big city centre like Manchester during lockdown wasn’t always easy. I craved countryside and coast, even growing tired of the usual urban views here.

So on a series of walks with my camera, I stopped looking upwards and searched for details that you might take for granted.

Enjoy the fragments and if you know their locations and recognise them, that’s a little bonus!

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: Emmeline Pankhurst statue, St Peter’s Square

: Merchant’s Bridge, Castlefield

: Royal Exchange Arcade

: The Refuge building

: Lock 92, Castlefield

: Churchills, Canal Street

: Manchester Cathedral

: Shop window, Spinningfields

: Alan Turing statue, Sackville Gardens

: Peveril of the Peak pub

: Irwell Street bridge

: Northern Quarter

: Spinningfields

: St Peter’s Square

: Castlefield narrow boat

: Victoria train station

: Rainbow mosaic, Rochdale canal path

: Liverpool Road

: Whitworth Gallery grounds

: John Rylands library

: Shop shutter, Norther Quarter

Tags: architecture, city centre, doors, little details, lockdown, Manchester, Manchester city centre, photo walks, photography, street photography, wall art, windows

12 thoughts on “Little bits of Manchester”

setinthepast on April 11, 2021 at 19:27 said:

I love how you’ve done the coloured lights in the Royal Exchange arcade picture. For some weird reason, the Unit 7 card shop in there – still going after all these years! – was considered a really cool place to go when I was a teenager. I have no idea why, because it only sells the same cards you get anywhere else, but it just was :-) .

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- mikeosbornphoto on April 11, 2021 at 19:57 said:
  
  Hello there, thanks for coming by! That’s a lovely recollection. I’m relatively new to Manchester so have to rely on others to find them out. That’s quite a posh place to hang out, even if the merchandise wasn’t so special! I look forward to taking a look at your site.
  
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  - setinthepast on April 11, 2021 at 20:26 said:
    
    Thank you :-) .
    
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ckponderings on March 30, 2021 at 16:39 said:

I’ve not been to Manchesterford for a least 25 years, so I stand little chance in identifying the locations of these shots. However, it’s always amazing to see a photographer like yourself find beauty in the intimate, overlooked details. Thanks for sharing, Mike! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 30, 2021 at 17:22 said:
  
  Thank you Richard! This saved me from lockdownitis although it turns out not many people pieced the clues together (although some of them would be obvious to Manchesterfordians!)
  
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Kiki on March 30, 2021 at 11:27 said:

These look like most of the pictures I bring back from my travels – details of something that catches my eye but that other people looking at my pics often don’t get because you don’t actually see where I traveled to (unless you’ve been there yourself). Although I’ve been to Manchester many times, sadly I don’t recognise any of the details in your pics – guess I didn’t look closely enough when I was there…

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 30, 2021 at 14:55 said:
  
  Hi Kiki, yes you’re right, they might not mean much apart from maybe a few native Mancunians. I was getting tired of looking up so thought I’d stay at pedestrian level for a change. All the more reason to return to Manchester!
  
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  - Kiki on April 2, 2021 at 15:49 said:
    
    Definitely a reason to return :-)
    
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Jane Lurie on March 30, 2021 at 06:29 said:

So good, Mike. Great colors, symmetry and attention to detail.

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- mikeosbornphoto on March 30, 2021 at 09:15 said:
  
  Hey Jane, thank you so much. This was a lockdown diversion :) I’m heading just outside Manchester to the countryside today which is exciting. I hope you’re able to get a little further now too.
  
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  - Jane Lurie on March 30, 2021 at 15:40 said:
    
    Starting to feel some (careful) freedom. Enjoy!
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on March 30, 2021 at 16:15 said:
      
      That’s good news. It’s like summer today and people are like animals let out of their cages! 😂
      
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