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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K23M7R - The Manchester Ship Canal Company was formed in 1882 with the aim of linking Manchester to the sea via a navigable canal and river route. The idea had been floating around since 1660, but it was the Manchester manufacturer Daniel Adamson who brought together the men who could actually make it happen in June of 1882. The bill that they proposed to Parliament was initially rejected, but was finally passed in May 1885, and was known as the Manchester Ship Canal Act 1885.
The ship canal took six years to complete at a cost of just over £15 million, equivalent to about £1.65 billion in 2011, and measures thirty-six miles in length, from the Mersey Estuary at Eastham on the Wirral to Manchester.
I've not been able to determine what year they were granted their coat of arms, but what's interesting about it is that bees are featured in two location, because it combines elements of the arms of Manchester, Salford and Warrington, as can be seen below.
Arms “ 1st Gules, three bendlets enhanced, or, on a chief argent, thereon on waves of the sea, a steamship, proper (for Manchester).
2nd. Azure, semee of bees, volant, a shuttle between three garbs, or, on a chief of the last, a bale corded, proper, between two millrinds, sable (for Salford).
3rd. Argent, six lionettes, three, two, and one, gules (for Warrinton).
Crest “ 1st, A terrestial globe, semee of bees, volant, all proper.
2nd. A demi-lion, argent, therefrom flowing to the sinister, a flag/
3rd. A sword and mace in saltire, the sword enfiled with a wreath of laurel, both surmounted by a scroll bearing the inscription Anno Regina Victoria .
Supporters “ On the dexter side an herladic antelope, argent, attired, collared, and chain reflexted over the back, or
on the sinister side, a lion guardant, or, murally crowned, gules, each charged on the shoulder with a rose of the last.
Motto “ Navigation and Commerce.
National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK, CH65 4FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHGTR - . An expansive view across the forecourt of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium shows the curved cylindrical exterior towers encircled by bright-blue message bands, together with the central stadium frontage. Roof cables and structural supports stand against the sky above. This image is primarily about football-stadium architecture and large-scale club branding, rather than a particular statue, sign or entrance. It can illustrate Premier League infrastructure, the venue as a Manchester landmark and investment in spectator-facing facilities. The Etihad Stadium's illuminated blue bands and large club-related graphics form a visually distinctive exterior, particularly around the cylindrical corner towers. This broad view demonstrates the scale of the Manchester City venue, the integration of advertising and signage with architecture, and the provision of a substantial external pedestrian area. Sports grounds are complex facilities designed for crowd movement, safety, television production, corporate hospitality and spectators with varied accessibility needs. In 2026 the North Stand expansion is scheduled to add capacity and further fan facilities, reflecting wider trends towards stadium development as part of year-round commercial entertainment campuses. The photograph can be used to illustrate the relationship between club income, visitor experience and regeneration in east Manchester. It is not a view of a particular match or crowd, and the exact construction status at the time of exposure cannot be established from the signs alone. The strong stadium frontage is a useful general image for news about Manchester City and the business of Premier League football. Exterior banding and extensive curved surfaces help make the ground recognisable even without players or supporters present. This architectural identity also matters commercially because photographs of the stadium can stand for the club in reports about finances, ownership and planning.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHGW4 - . The sculptural tribute to Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee stands centrally in a view of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium. The group, often referred to as the club's Trinity, is mounted on a substantial plinth in front of the stadium's entrance elevation. The balanced composition makes the relationship between the players' historic achievements and the contemporary home ground particularly clear. It is suited to football heritage, club commemoration and sports-tourism coverage, rather than a match-action report. A central view of Manchester City's three-player sculpture places Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee in front of the Etihad Stadium's symmetrical architecture. The figures are linked by the club's history in the late 1960s and early 1970s and the statue presents them as a collective sporting tribute. The composition is especially useful for illustrating scale, the relationship between memorial art and stadium buildings, and the design of a public forecourt used by football supporters and visitors. During 2026 Manchester City's Etihad campus is experiencing major investment, including a North Stand expansion intended to increase spectator capacity and create additional matchday areas. The juxtaposition can support reporting on how modern clubs incorporate the past into an increasingly commercial environment. Unlike a close-up of the sculpture, this image gives more weight to the stadium facade and surrounding public realm. The photograph has no identifiable match or event date simply from the exterior scene, so it should not be tied to a particular fixture. The centrally placed plinth provides a focal point for the otherwise broad stadium frontage. This visual relationship helps explain why sporting memorials are commonly installed in fan-accessible outdoor areas rather than hidden inside private rooms or restricted club facilities. The concourse and towers show that this memorial is part of a large public sports venue.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHGYG - . A closer angle shows the sculpted figures of Manchester City's celebrated former players Francis Lee, Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee outside the Etihad Stadium. Their dynamic poses and adjacent placement are central to this view, with stadium architecture and a Manchester City emblem appearing behind them. The group commemorates players closely associated with a successful period in the club's earlier history. This frame particularly suits coverage of footballer recognition, sporting sculpture, individual club heroes and the physical heritage encountered by fans visiting the stadium. Francis Lee, Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee occupy a prominent place in the heritage of Manchester City football club, associated with an era of major trophies and a highly regarded attacking team. This closer view of their statue emphasises the cast figures, distinctive sporting poses and shared composition against the stadium backdrop. The arrangement makes the sculpture a narrative about a group rather than a single individual and offers an accessible visual route into discussions of football memory and club tradition. In 2026 Manchester City's Etihad Stadium is scheduled for further capacity growth through its North Stand development, underlining the contrast between the club's historic sporting roots and its more recent expansion. Artwork outside grounds is increasingly treated as part of the experience of visiting a major football destination. The photograph does not show the original team playing or document the unveiling ceremony. It is a contemporary representation of how an English Premier League club commemorates its former players in a public setting. Because the figures are close together, the sculptor can suggest cooperation and shared achievement in a single object. The detail of their sports clothing and body movement differentiates this work from more conventional civic statues of political or military figures.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2356,Etihad Stadium,Colin Bell,Francis Lee,Mike Summerbee,Manchester City,MCFC,football statue,stadium panorama,Manchester,football legends,stadium forecourt,football club,Premier League,stadium architecture,club history,football sculpture,English football,wide angle stadium,modern football ground,football tourism,football fans,club landmark,stadium entrance,Manchester football,football heritage,football monument,sporting venue,stadium exterior,football ground,club identity,stadium facade,premier league,guilty,serious,financial breaches,owners,FC,stadium,aerial
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHH11 - . A broad exterior composition shows the Etihad Stadium's curved facade and projecting cylindrical structures, with the statue of Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee occupying the foreground. The positioning relates Manchester City's history to its present-day stadium and public visitor space. The photograph suits stories about the connection between sporting heritage, commemorative sculpture and the architecture of modern football venues. This is a wider establishing view than close photographs of the three individual figures and shows how the monument sits within the grounds. This wider composition links the statue of Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee with the scale of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, making it possible to appreciate the artwork as part of a substantial sporting precinct. The trio were important members of the club's earlier successful era and remain celebrated figures in City's history. The stadium's cylindrical facade, supporting roof structures and extensive outer concourse form a modern architectural backdrop to the tribute. In 2026 the Etihad is associated with additional development as the North Stand expansion is scheduled to increase capacity and provide more matchday facilities. The relationship between the statue and the venue demonstrates how a club can display historical continuity while investing heavily in infrastructure. A wide view is useful for documenting physical setting, visitor approach routes and the scale of the public memorial
it is not interchangeable with a close-up portrait of a particular player. It can illustrate Manchester sport, stadium tourism, commemorative sculpture and regeneration of east Manchester. Including ample architectural background makes this image especially effective when the subject is the relationship between club heritage and redevelopment. The visible architectural backdrop makes the artwork legible within the football club site rather than as an isolated sculpture.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHH3K - . A statue grouping of three former Manchester City players, Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee, stands outside the Etihad Stadium. The figures are shown together in football kit, representing a celebrated era in the club's history. The work forms part of the club's wider programme of commemorating important football personalities around its home ground. The photograph is specifically of the three-player tribute, providing a separate historical subject from the individually mounted statues of Vincent Kompany and Sergio Agüero. Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee are three of Manchester City's most celebrated figures from the club's successful late-1960s and early-1970s period. Their shared statue, often referred to as a tribute to the club's historic trinity, brings an earlier football generation into the modern setting of the Etihad Stadium. The figures' poses convey teamwork and movement rather than a formal standing portrait. The sculpture is an example of how football clubs commission public artwork to sustain collective memory across changes in owners, players and stadiums. In 2026 Manchester City is developing its Etihad campus with a North Stand expansion scheduled to increase capacity and introduce new fan facilities. The relationship between the modern stadium and historical figures is especially relevant to debates about preserving local sporting heritage as elite football becomes more commercial and international. The photograph offers a recognisable three-person memorial for editorial subjects including club legends, supporter traditions, statues, sporting history and the changing identity of east Manchester. The three players represent a period of success predating the Premier League era, a distinction that matters when presenting the long history of the club. A shared sculpture helps younger supporters connect recognisable names with the generation celebrated by earlier audiences.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHA8 - . The South Reception section of the Etihad Stadium is shown below the venue's sweeping exterior facade and broad horizontal blue signage. Structural supports, glazing and large Manchester City branding emphasise the scale of the modern football ground. The image is useful for coverage of sports architecture, stadium access, club infrastructure and the increasingly complex buildings used by top-flight football clubs. It illustrates a specific entrance zone rather than the match pitch, changing rooms or the experience of spectators inside. The South Reception frontage is one of the Etihad Stadium's visitor-facing architectural elements, bringing together broad glazing, a curved exterior envelope and large Manchester City signs. Major sports venues use different reception and entrance areas to manage thousands of arrivals while separating general spectator access from particular functions and accredited visitors. The Etihad Stadium's importance extends beyond Premier League fixtures to the wider sporting and economic identity of east Manchester. In 2026 planned expansion of the North Stand is set to increase capacity and add further facilities, illustrating the club's ambitions for a more extensive visitor destination. The photographed South Reception is not the North Stand construction site, and its appearance should be described independently of the redevelopment. Such exterior views are relevant to debates about private investment, the use of sports facilities outside match days, city regeneration and the practical design of access, signage and pedestrian circulation. Large sports venues must make the distinction between reception, hospitality, spectator turnstiles and back-of-house access understandable. The photograph is most appropriate to discussions of built form and entrance management rather than commentary on the quality of the playing surface or team performance.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHAF - . A Manchester City welcome and information sign stands on the Etihad Stadium concourse, with the distinctive circular stadium towers and cable-supported roof structure behind it. Blue sky breaks through dark and bright clouds, giving the exterior a dramatic atmosphere. The photograph combines stadium wayfinding with an architectural overview and can illustrate visitor access, football tourism, club branding and Manchester's sporting landmarks. The weather and exterior facilities are recorded at one moment, not as evidence of match conditions or attendance. The welcome and directional signage at the Etihad Stadium combines practical visitor information with Manchester City's visual identity. The freestanding panel stands against distinctive curved stadium towers and structural supports that mark the architecture of the club's east Manchester home. Stadium visitors may need information about entrances, transport, ticket arrangements, facilities and accessibility, particularly when large crowds arrive in a short period. In 2026 the scheduled opening of the North Stand expansion is expected to increase stadium capacity, adding significance to clear wayfinding and the design of circulation space. The sky and broad exterior setting provide a sense of scale beyond a close-up of a club badge. It is useful for reports about football tourism, major-event management, stadium infrastructure and the transformation of former industrial land into sporting and entertainment destinations. The photograph does not by itself establish whether specific expansion works had been completed when it was taken. As a public information installation, the panel is also useful evidence of how venues orient visitors before they reach an entrance. The building's distinctive silhouette, seen beyond the sign, locates it securely within the Etihad complex rather than a generic football ground. The board assists people arriving at the ground.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHC0 - . A metallic statue of Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero is displayed outside the Etihad Stadium, commemorating one of the club's defining sporting moments. The sculpture refers to his dramatic injury-time goal against Queens Park Rangers in May 2012, which secured City's Premier League title. Seen against the stadium, the statue is an editorial image of football history, club memory and the celebration of outstanding players through public art. It should not be confused with the separate nearby tribute to Vincent Kompany or the Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee group. Sergio Agüero is one of Manchester City's best-known modern footballers, especially for his decisive late goal against Queens Park Rangers in May 2012 that sealed the Premier League title. The club's statue honours his contributions and provides a public landmark outside the Etihad Stadium. A recognisable pose in silver-toned sculpture makes the tribute distinct from ordinary advertising panels and temporary matchday displays. In 2026 the Etihad campus is being reshaped by an expansion of the North Stand, with a scheduled opening that would increase capacity and create further hospitality and fan spaces. Such changes offer a contrast between the club's on-field historical milestones and its continuing investment in buildings and commercial operations. Player statues are also sites of supporter photographs and remembrance, although the picture does not show a specific commemorative gathering. The image can accompany material about Premier League history, the 2012 title race, public art, football legends, Manchester tourism and the symbolic treatment of sporting achievements at major venues. The monument recalls a moment of football history that is still invoked in comparisons of dramatic Premier League title finishes. Public commemorations such as this help turn particular sporting events into a lasting part of the city landscape, even for people visiting outside matchdays.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,255A2411,Fan Support Hub,Manchester City,MCFC,Etihad Stadium,football supporters,fan services,Manchester,football stadium,supporter information,stadium facilities,fan assistance,club customer service,Premier League,football club,stadium entrance,blue kiosk,club branding,football fans,matchday support,supporter relations,football venue,football experience,stadium exterior,English football,fan engagement,public service kiosk,club identity,stadium concourse,Manchester football,football accessibility,sports venue,flag,logo,stadium,aerial,fan,fans,appeal,UEFA,spending limits,celebrating,Manchester city FC,football,money,Aguero
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHE9 - . A vivid blue Manchester City Fan Support Hub stands beside the Etihad Stadium's outer concourse, with the words FAN SUPPORT HUB printed in large white capitals. Blue branding and stadium wall graphics create a recognisable setting for supporters arriving at the ground. The photograph specifically records the club's visible provision of an on-site contact point, useful for stories about supporter experience, fan engagement and customer-facing facilities at major football venues. It does not describe staffing arrangements or the particular enquiries handled inside the hub. A dedicated Fan Support Hub is an easily identifiable contact point intended to help people attending football fixtures and events with practical questions. Its presence outside the Etihad Stadium reflects how large clubs manage the customer-service needs of season-ticket holders, occasional spectators, families and visitors from overseas. Questions can involve tickets, access, wayfinding, safety arrangements and matchday procedures, although the exact range of assistance available at this hub should be checked with the club. In 2026 Manchester City's Etihad campus is subject to continued development, including a North Stand expansion scheduled to increase capacity and introduce additional spectator facilities. More visitors can increase the importance of efficient guidance, accessible communication and clear help points near entrances. The prominent blue container-style structure is more than a piece of branding: it illustrates the operational infrastructure needed to deliver live sport to large audiences. This photograph is not evidence of a complaint or service failure, and it remains suitable for general reporting on supporter services and stadium access. The simple, high-contrast wording helps visitors recognise the assistance point from a distance, a useful design principle when crowded stadium precincts are noisy or unfamiliar.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHEB - . The East Reception area at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium is pictured from the forecourt, with large blue club branding across a glazed stadium frontage. The team's crest, stadium name and structural elements of the arena frame the main entrance. The image can support coverage of the club's match-day infrastructure, supporter facilities, football tourism and the branding of modern Premier League venues. This is a specific reception elevation, not a photograph of the interior concourse, hospitality areas or a game in progress. The Etihad Stadium's East Reception frontage combines large club insignia and football graphics with the operational architecture required by a major Premier League venue. Reception areas are a key part of the stadium's organisation, handling arrivals and helping distinguish public, guest and operational entrances. Manchester City has been extending the Etihad campus, with a North Stand expansion scheduled to open in 2026 and provide greater stadium capacity and additional matchday facilities. The investment reflects wider debates about the commercial economics of elite football, including premium hospitality, visitor experience and year-round use of club facilities. A photograph of the East Reception does not directly show progress on North Stand construction and should not be represented as an image of the new stand. The signs, access area and stadium structure provide useful context for articles about football venue design, stadium management, event operations, supporter movement and the relationship between Manchester City and the surrounding east Manchester district. The distinctive reception sign also supplies an unambiguous venue identifier for articles about the administration of live events. The focus is on the public approach and club-branded frontage, rather than playing activity inside the ground or any particular date in the football calendar.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FPHHF2 - . A silver-coloured sculpture of former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany stands on a plinth outside the Etihad Stadium, with club banners and stadium branding behind it. The full-height footballer figure is depicted in a commanding pose, celebrating his association with the club. The image documents the way professional football teams commemorate influential players and create destinations for supporters around stadium grounds. It is distinct from the separate statues of Sergio Agüero and the City trio of Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee also installed at the Etihad. Vincent Kompany captained Manchester City through a transformative period in the club's history and is remembered particularly for his leadership and influential performances in major title-winning seasons. The large silver statue outside the Etihad Stadium is a permanent-style public tribute to a player strongly associated with the modern City era. In 2026 the stadium itself is undergoing major change as the North Stand expansion is scheduled to increase capacity and add new matchday spaces. The sculpture connects football heritage with the evolving physical home of the club, showing how stadium precincts can function as places of remembrance as well as commercial entertainment. Supporters often use player statues as meeting points and photographic landmarks, but the picture does not document a particular celebration or match. The recognisable club facade and branding place Kompany's figure in its local setting. This view can illustrate football captaincy, sporting legacies, public sculpture, Manchester tourism, investment in stadium surroundings and Manchester City's transformation into a global football brand. Kompany's on-field reputation is rooted in both defensive performances and moments of attacking importance, making the monument relevant to more than a single season. The plinth and stadium facade place the tribute within a purpose-built visitor environment.
Etihad Stadium, Ashton New Road, Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EJD0FA - . This Is Manchester mural showing Mainoo 37 and Foden 47 football shirts in Manchester, England, UK. Photographed on 23 May 2026. The recorded location is Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK. The artwork depicts two figures from behind wearing red Manchester United and blue Manchester City shirts, representing Kobbie Mainoo and Phil Foden and the city's famous football rivalry. The simple red-versus-blue composition provides an immediately recognisable visual reference to the two major Manchester clubs and can illustrate stories about local football rivalry, England players, fan culture, derby matches, football tourism and the way sporting identity is represented through public and commercial artwork. Within the history of sculpture, public art turns streets and buildings into records of local culture
Murals, statues and memorial sculpture can commemorate people and events, celebrate industry, respond to politics or simply enliven public space, while materials and style often identify a particular era. In relation to club identity, historical context shows that football and major sporting events leave a rich material record through flags, tickets, souvenirs, programmes and venue signage
International tournaments in particular can turn everyday objects into historical evidence of national sporting culture. Against the 2026 backdrop for sculpture, contemporary street art continues to blur the line between unofficial expression, commissioned mural and tourist attraction
Images are therefore relevant to urban culture, creative industries, heritage interpretation and place-making. As of 2026, the position for club identity is that professional sport remains closely tied to broadcast rights, tourism, sponsorship and stadium redevelopment, while supporter experience, policing, ticket prices and transport continue to shape matchday debate. Further subject-specific language includes cultural identity, visual culture, and community art.
Manchester city centre, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RDAWM8 - Manchester Pride is a charity that campaigns for LGBTQ+ equality across the United Kingdom, predominantly in Greater Manchester. The Charity offers dialogue, training, research and policy analysis, advocacy and outreach activities focusing on LGBTQ+ rights.
The Manchester Pride Festival is an annual event held on the August bank holiday weekend. It takes place in the Canal Street area, the city's gay village, and fringe locations around the city, while the parade occurs through Manchester city centre. Events have included MCR Pride Live, the Superbia Weekend, the Gay Village Party, Manchester Pride Parade, Youth Pride MCR, Family Pride, The Human Rights Forum, and the Candlelit Vigil. The parade features various supporting organisations and charities and representative floats from the ten metropolitan boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Manchester Pride's headquarters are in Piccadilly, Manchester City Centre. Manchester Pride had a total income of £3,238,817 in the financial year ending 31 December 2021, had 10 employees, and used the services of 242 volunteers. Manchester Pride is regarded as one of the leading pride movement's worldwide, often trialling new innovative initiatives. Thus, it has sponsorships with some of the largest corporations worldwide, such as Virgin Atlantic, TikTok, Starbucks, Marc Jacobs and L'Oreal.
The organisation is managed by a Board of Trustees who are, in turn, Directors of the subsidiary companies Manchester Pride Limited and Manchester Pride Events Limited. The Board of Directors delegate operational functions to a paid Chief Executive Officer who is directly accountable to the board for corporate performance.
36-38 Whitworth Street, Manchester, England, UK, M1 3NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PG7 - Mark Kennedy's mosaics to grace Afflecks again
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return “ with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
The famed mosaic artworks that once adorned Manchester's alternative shopping emporium Afflecks are to return “ with acclaimed Manc artist Mark Kennedy to create a host of new works piece by piece
Mark's mosaic masterpieces of city icons like music impressario Tony Wilson, footballer George Best and Smiths frontman Morrissey became a much-loved city landmark hung on the exterior of Afflecks “ but when the site was taken over by developer Bruntwood in 2008 they were kept by the previous manager.
But now Mark tells The Diary he has been commissioned to create a raft of new mosaics that will once again decorate the arches of the old building that corners a huge site off Oldham Street, Tib Street and Dale Street in the Northern Quarter.
He says: I suppose my artwork is Afflecks, that's what I do, it's what I'm known for. It has been my gallery for the past 12 years or so, so obviously I'm happy to be asked back.
The first, that depicts the famous On The Sixth Day God Created Man...Chester quote, will return this week on the Afflecks Arcade.
And Mark, pictured here in his studio, is now hard at work on the second, an image of labrador Bruce, who the Black Dog Ballroom bar in the basement of Afflecks is named after.
Mark then has plans to create new mosaics of Manc icons, including a special Factory Records piece, to commemorate the label's late, great Tony Wilson, New Order manager Rob Gretton and legendary music producer Martin Hannett, among others
More at https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/mark-kennedys-mosaics-to-grace-afflecks-851494
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGET0 - Yellow Metrolink Trams to Manchester entrance sign marks the pedestrian approach to Etihad Campus tram stop in East Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. The stop sits beside Manchester City Football Club's Etihad Stadium and forms a key public transport gateway for football supporters, concert visitors, local residents and commuters travelling between the Etihad Campus and Manchester city centre. Transport for Greater Manchester operates the Metrolink network, with Etihad Campus served by routes linking the site with central Manchester and the wider tram system.
The stop opened in February 2013 as part of the East Manchester Line expansion and was designed with generous platform and circulation space to help manage large crowds on match days and major event days. In this winter scene, low warm sunlight illuminates the distinctive yellow entrance structure, ramps, railings, platform infrastructure and surrounding former industrial landscape. A large circular gas holder structure is visible beyond the stop, reflecting the industrial heritage of this part of East Manchester and contrasting with the modern transport infrastructure and sports-led regeneration around the Etihad Campus.
The campus has become a major leisure and sporting destination centred on Manchester City FC, with the Etihad Stadium immediately adjacent and Co-op Live arena nearby. The tram stop provides an important sustainable alternative to car travel, connecting spectators and visitors with Manchester Piccadilly and other city-centre stops. The image illustrates urban regeneration, public transport investment, light rail, football infrastructure, accessibility, wayfinding signage and the continuing transformation of East Manchester from an industrial district into a major sporting, entertainment and residential destination.
Rowsley St, Manchester, UK, M11 3FF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RPGET9 - . A carefully observed scene shows the physical context of Rowsley St, Manchester, UK, M11 3FF, in an image captured in 2019. The image record centres upon Trams To Manchester entrance sign at Etihad Campus, MCFC, East Manchester, North West England, UK. The wider setting includes passenger railway, stadium environment, supporter culture, athletic heritage, community sport, public transport network, stadium architecture, sports tourism, commuter transport, trackside infrastructure, club history, and mass transit. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, passenger rail also connects with town-centre connectivity, decarbonisation and efforts aimed at lower-carbon mobility. The wider contemporary story of professional sport now includes sponsorship alongside supporter engagement, while policy and investment increasingly consider better supporter facilities. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at Rowsley St, Manchester, UK, M11 3FF, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The surrounding context also touches on intercity travel, passenger connectivity, rail infrastructure, spectator sport, train travel, regional rail. Further recorded details include entrance to tram stop, line to Ashton-Under-Lyne, light rail, TFGM, passenger transport executive, Manchester tram network. The scene also carries the language of rail mobility, venue regeneration, rail transport, sporting identity, match-day economy, club heritage, rail heritage, sustainable mobility, rail corridor, and rail modernisation. Modern coverage of integrated public transport frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of decarbonisation, public ownership and more dependable regional connections. It remains a grounded period reference to Rowsley St, Manchester, UK, M11 3FF, its use, appearance and changing local context.
Rowsley St, Manchester, UK, M11 3FF
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 8883502328 - 'Thirty Two is the atomic number of germanium, also the freezing point of water at sea level in degrees Fahrenheit.
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The number of completed, numbered piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven. 32 is in the title and lyrics of the song '32 Footsteps' by 'They Might Be Giants'.
In the Kabbalah, there are 32 Kabbalistic Paths of Wisdom. One of the central texts of the P\u0101li Canon in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, the Digha Nikaya, describes the appearance of the historical Buddha with a list of 32 physical characteristics.
Thirty2 is the number of teeth of a full set of teeth in an adult human, including wisdom teeth. Also the size of a databus in bits: 32-bit
The size, in bits, of certain integer data types, used in computer representations of numbers. IPv4 uses 32-bit (4-byte) addresses ASCII and Unicode code point for space
Its the code for international direct dial phone calls to Belgium.
Carlos Alberto T\u00e9vez (born Carlos Alberto Mart\u00ednez
5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City in the number 32 shirt. He has previously played for Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham United and Manchester United. He transferred to Manchester City from United in the 2009 summer transfer window, becoming the first player to move between the two rival clubs since Terry Cooke in 1999.
His energy and goal scoring rate has since made him an indispensable player for the club in the eyes of fellow players and media alike. He was promoted to captain at the beginning of the 2010\u201311 season by manager Roberto Mancini. In 2011, Tevez sought a transfer away from Manchester, citing family reasons and Sergio Ag\u00fcero was drafted in as a replacement. However he remains a City player after his family moved back to Manchester with manager Roberto Mancini believing T\u00e9vez would stay for the foreseeable future.
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