A daily photo of Manchester.Tumblr (3.0; @manchesterdailyphoto)http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/ManchesterDailyPhotohttp://feedburner.google.com<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyklylVRnq1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On a sunny January afternoon.</p> <p>Photograph by Anoud Al-Fawwaz.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/xlOxU-hLQ4s" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/xlOxU-hLQ4s/18307487472http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18307487472Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:30:06 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18307487472<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzbxvbIypD1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Town Hall clock tower</p> <p>Photograph by Lisa Abrams</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/vDl-YVfSmZY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/vDl-YVfSmZY/18242137674http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18242137674Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18242137674<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzuto4tGoi1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/> Grosvenor Street/Oxford Road c.1937<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzuto4tGoi1qaou2ao2_500.jpg"/><br/> The same scene, 23 February 2012<br/><br/> <p>The Grosvenor Picture Palace/Footage pub, Oxford Road and Grosvenor Street - in c.1937 and today. </p> <p>Here’s a thing I like to do now and then - take photographs of the same subject as historical images to see what’s changed, or what’s stayed the same. The closer I can get them to line up, the better.</p> <p>Two things make this possible: first, that Manchester’s wonderful architecture, as varied as it is, retains so much of its past, just as much as it makes room for new buildings. Second, the Manchester Local Image Collection (found <a href="http://images.manchester.gov.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>, and on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>) has such a huge wealth of images available online, and with fantastically useful metadata.</p> <p>Incidentally, the wonderful building seen above was designed in 1913 by Percy Hothersall and opened in 1915 as a cinema (or ‘picture palace’, a much grander title), when it seated around 1,000. The interior layout is still quite well-preserved, although you do have to brave the wilds of the busy student pub that it is today.</p> <p>c.1937 photograph by unknown, copyright Manchester Libraries. The image can be found (and prints purchased) via <a href="http://images.manchester.gov.uk/Display.php?irn=28817" target="_blank">the Local Image Collection website</a>, or <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/5983766903/" target="_blank">on Flickr</a>.</p> <p>2012 photograph by Paul Capewell, licensed under Creative Commons (see left).</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/16l5Fak4evc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/16l5Fak4evc/18181960278http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18181960278Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000grosvenor streetoxford roadgrosvenor picture palacethe footagethen and nowmanchesterhttp://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18181960278<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydm8n5tnJ1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cross Street, Manchester</p> <p>Photograph by <a href="http://goneeightyfive.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://goneeightyfive.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://goneeightyfive.tumblr.com/</a></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/JE9qCBjU5Sc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/JE9qCBjU5Sc/18123473589http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18123473589Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:30:06 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18123473589<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxs8mooKGH1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Old NHS building near Whitworth Park</p> <p>Photography by Nicholas Whiting - http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/YbZo2QO0c7M" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/YbZo2QO0c7M/18064046073http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18064046073Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18064046073<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9dyqg1b21qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Platt Fields Park</p> <p>Photograph by Paul Capewell</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/a899NTzr9_0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/a899NTzr9_0/18003822451http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18003822451Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/18003822451<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxs8iseZ6Y1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Owens Park Mist </p> <p>Photograph by Nicholas Whiting - <a href="http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/oRP3Z8_Omi0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/oRP3Z8_Omi0/17939682955http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17939682955Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17939682955<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9do7BUpz1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oklahoma</p> <p>Photograph by Lisa Abrams</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/HVkbUzMtLi4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/HVkbUzMtLi4/17875763887http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17875763887Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17875763887<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly48ydTlXM1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spinningfields</p> <p>Photograph by Yvonne King</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/9_0q3Y9PzKY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/9_0q3Y9PzKY/17814870788http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17814870788Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17814870788<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9dzevznt1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Habib House, Stevenson Square</p> <p>Photograph by Paul Capewell</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/GKH1Xu7-KqM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/GKH1Xu7-KqM/17759480968http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17759480968Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17759480968<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxs8d6TDc01qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hilton from Deansgate</p> <p>Photograph by Nicholas Whiting - <a href="http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/JPCA_rDtvaw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/JPCA_rDtvaw/17705450838http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17705450838Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17705450838<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly62o5DjjV1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>City Tower from the Ramada rooftop.</p> <p>Photograph by <a href="http://goneeightyfive.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">goneeightyfive.tumblr.com</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/jC_tt-R63h0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/jC_tt-R63h0/17651416196http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17651416196Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17651416196<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9dlxHztc1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Palace Hotel</p> <p>Photograph by Lisa Abrams</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/R6GhGGQMDXw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/R6GhGGQMDXw/17601473560http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17601473560Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:30:06 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17601473560<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxs901thE01qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Evidence Gatherer - Tuition Fee Protest </p> <p>Photograph by Nicholas Whiting - <a href="http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/z_JDl3OAZJ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/z_JDl3OAZJ8/17545451975http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17545451975Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:30:06 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17545451975<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9dvztQPi1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Affleck’s</p> <p>Photograph by Paul Capewell</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/onNMdu6erpQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/onNMdu6erpQ/17480228266http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17480228266Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17480228266<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxphsmkuVd1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Halle Choir and Orchestra rehearsing inside Bridgewater Hall</p> <p>Photograph by Sue Watson (<a href="http://twitter.com/SueTwitTwho" target="_blank">@SueTwitTwho</a>)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/ehctNR5JSHQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/ehctNR5JSHQ/17418340797http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17418340797Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:30:06 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17418340797<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9dwla7h21qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>St Ann’s Square</p> <p>Photograph by Paul Capewell</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/ZVvbb0Tz0k4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/ZVvbb0Tz0k4/17365988135http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17365988135Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17365988135<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxu54sGYth1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gargoyle spitting water on Alert Square.</p> <p>Photograph by James Mullen</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/JdBwFvrLRmA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/JdBwFvrLRmA/17312973642http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17312973642Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:30:06 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17312973642<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxs8rz7oQX1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Whitworth St in the Rain (35mm)</p> <p>Photograph by Nicholas Whiting - <a href="http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://nicholas-whiting.blogspot.com/</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/TBLku5gw75k" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/TBLku5gw75k/17258571163http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17258571163Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17258571163<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxzohyj1EZ1qaou2ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beetham Tower</p> <p>Photograph by Neil Richards <br/><a href="http://www.websitesarelovely.com" title="websitesarelovely" target="_blank">websitesarelovely</a><br/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/websitesarelovely" title="websitesarelovelyflickr" target="_blank">flickr</a><br/><a href="https://twitter.com/jetpacmagazine" title="twitter" target="_blank">twitter</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~4/_xasqeIu3TM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManchesterDailyPhoto/~3/_xasqeIu3TM/17204026123http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17204026123Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:30:05 +0000http://www.manchesterdailyphoto.com/post/17204026123