Construction Cranes Over Manchester City Centre

30 September 2019 · Manchester

Five construction cranes cluster above a rising concrete frame on the Manchester skyline, their jibs fanning out against a pale, diffused sun. Victorian brick — deep red, ornate, unhurried — lines the street on both sides, holding its ground while the new build pushes upward behind the railway viaduct. A yellow double-decker passes underneath, indifferent to the argument happening above it. Old permanence and raw ambition share the same overcast sky; the street holds both without flinching.