2011
SJ8497 : Manchester Metropolitan University buildings, Aytoun Street, Manchester
taken 13 years ago, near to Manchester, England
This is 1 of 9 images, with title starting with Manchester Metropolitan in this square
Manchester Metropolitan University buildings, Aytoun Street, Manchester
"Twelve-storey tower and podium clad in grey pre-cast concrete by S.G. Besant Roberts, the City Architect, 1966" (Pevsner). I don't suppose Mr Roberts personally did the cladding. The vertical elements look whiter.
It was built for the College of Commerce, later Manchester Polytechnic, before polys were rebranded.
It was built for the College of Commerce, later Manchester Polytechnic, before polys were rebranded.
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- Grid Square
- SJ8497, 2109 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Stephen Richards (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 24 July, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 8 February, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 8455 9787 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6396N 2:14.0553W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 8458 9794
- View Direction
- South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
