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Stockport Air Disaster Memorial Site

Manchester, England

Stockport Air Disaster Memorial

Remembering the 72 passengers who lost their lives in 1967 airplane wreck.

Part of the process of making a felt hat.

Stockport, England

The Hat Works

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.

Plaza Theatre

Stockport, England

Plaza Theatre

Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.

One of the BHS murals tells the origin story of Stockport.

Stockport, England

The BHS Murals in Stockport

The history of Stockport is rendered In colorful concrete artwork.

Winters Clock

Stockport, England

Winter's Clock

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.

An Obscure Start

Stockport, England

Where The Mersey Rises

The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.

Sifters Record Shop

Manchester, England

Sifters Record Shop

This small record store was a favorite of Oasis's Noel and Liam Gallagher, who mentioned it in one of their early songs.

Southern Cemetery

Manchester, England

Southern Cemetery

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

Victoria Baths

Manchester, England

Victoria Baths

These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.

The Monton Lighthouse in 2014.

Eccles, England

Monton Lighthouse

Despite being 30 miles from the coast, this suburb is home to a lighthouse thanks to a permitting loophole.

It moves!

Stretford, England

The Barton Swing Aqueduct

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

The remains of Mayfield Station from outside

Manchester, England

Mayfield Railway Station

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

A Monument to Vimto

Manchester, England

A Monument to Vimto

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Out House

Manchester, England

Out House

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

Mr Smith's Dream.

Manchester, England

Mr Smith's Dream

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

The entrance to Afflecks.

Manchester, England

Afflecks

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

Circus Tavern

Manchester, England

Circus Tavern

This tiny watering hole claims to have the smallest bar counter in Europe.

The Bard is represented on the sign.

Manchester, England

The Shakespeare

This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.

"Polite Literature."

Manchester, England

Portico Library and Gallery

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

Manchester's Engels Statue.

Manchester, England

Soviet Engels Statue

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

Bee

Manchester, England

The Manchester Bee

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

The Haçienda Apartments

Manchester, England

The Haçienda Apartments

This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.

The red post box.

Manchester, England

The Undamaged Red Post Box

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

The Sign for the Old Wellington, with the Old Wellington itself in the background on the left.

Manchester, England

The Shambles

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

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