[NorthMancBeds]

Sort of stumbled into this one on Monday, pretty low in the scheme of things, but I haven't seen it done before. Discovered through 'Manchester's Northern Quarter' that this was a building designed by Richard Seifert in 1961. He also did Gateway House and Hexagon House in Manchester.

I love post-war buildings and thought it was about time I checked this out as I was passing. There was no building manager to speak of, so no-one to ask permission for any shots. The foyer is remarkably intact, as is the stair, and the trademark mosaic clad V column lands here in what I can only assume was an ornamental indoor pond at one time. I had no intention of hitting the top, it just sort of emerged as a viable route and of course I had to take it.


exterior (shot from another day)


foyer + fixed furniture


foyer and column


V column, pond and bottom of stair


view down stair


view towards Piccadilly basin


view towards Market Street


view toward Oldham Road

peace
NMB

[Gibbo]

Originally Posted by Fluxxyyy

I was thinking the same Gibbo, I think I prefer the internals to the rooftop itself! Very nice!

Picadilly Tower in Manchester is the same:





IIRC the walls are copper.