Manchester

State:	Manchester
Nation:	England
Nickname:	The Capital of the North
Currency:	Pound Sterling (GBP)
Clubs:	Bolton Wanderers, Bury, Manchester City, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale, Wigan Athletic

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Manchester
"The Capital of the North"

Manchester Town Hall & Albert Square

The imposing neo-gothic Manchester Town Hall is a symbol of the wealth & power of Manchester during the Industrial Revolution. It sits on cobbled Albert Square, a pleasant gathering space & the location of the famed Christmas Market.

Urbis & The National Football Museum

Urbis is due to reopen summer 2011 as The National Football Museum home. Exhibits include: 1966 World Cup Final ball, Maradona?s ?Hand of God? shirt & The FIFA Collection ? the finest collection of soccer memorabilia in the world.

Castlefield Roman Fort

Castlefield is the site of the original Roman settlement of Mamucium. It includes the excavated remains & reconstructed gate, granaries & walls of the Roman Fort, plus the foundations of the vicus (the town which grew outside the fort) buildings.

The Lowry in Salford Quays

The Lowry is worth visiting for the architecture alone but it contains a superb collection of Manchester?s most famous artist - LS Lowry, as well as a magnificent theater for the performing arts. Its nearby Old Trafford & the Imperial War Museum.

John Rylands Library

This magnificent neo-gothic library on Deansgate is world-renowned for housing some of the most significant books & manuscripts ever produced such as: the Manchester Fragment, medieval illuminated manuscripts & the Gutenberg Bible.

Manchester was the site of the Roman Fort Mamucium in AD 79 but a town wasn’t built until the 1200s. Early evidence of its political radicalism was its support for Parliament during the Civil War in 1745. It wasn’t until the start of the Industrial Revolution that this small Medieval town would build its fortune. Manc is a very mixed city of many races & religions with a long history of being tolerant, liberal & gay-friendly. It’s known as the north’s music capital & a vibrant university town & arguably rivals London for nightlife excitement. It also continues to lead the way in urban regeneration, with eye-catching modern buildings. Mancunians are proud of their status as style icons & the city has a reputation as a great place to shop, drink & eat.

Albert Square, Manchester Town Hall & Central Library & Theatre
Castlefield: Roman Fort, Museum of Science & Industry, Granada Studios & Bridgewater Canal
Millennium Quarter: Urbis & The National Football Museum, Royal Exchange & Chetham's Library
John Rylands Library, Gutenberg Bible & Manchester Fragment
Salford Quays: The Lowry & Imperial War Museum
Piccadilly Gardens, Northern Quarter & The Triangle building
Wheel of Manchester
Manchester Cathedral & Manchester Art Gallery
Canal Street (Gay Village), Chinatown & Curry Mile in Rusholme
Liverpool, Southport, Blackpool, Rhyl/Wales, Leeds (daytrips)

Visit the Roman Fort at Castlefield. Take the kids across the street to Museum of Science & Industry or drink a pint at hip canal-side pubs.
Late November to Christmas, enjoy mulled wine & crepes, British holiday crafts & merriment at the Christmas Market in Albert Square.
Take a ride on the massive glass & chrome Wheel of Manchester for a spectacular bird’s eye view of the city skyline.
Go to the John Rylands Library & see the Manchester Fragment - the earliest known fragment of the New Testament.
Wander the Northern Quarter - Manc’s bohemian heartland. Undertake an expedition down the university corridor, Oxford Road.

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