Beetham Tower from Castlefield Canal Basin, Manchester

1 October 2019 · Manchester

Beetham Tower rises through the gap between Victorian brick and contemporary glass-and-steel, visible from the Castlefield canal basin where a narrowboat roof occupies the foreground. The cobbled wharf connects two centuries of Manchester in a single frame — industrial heritage that never quite left, and a skyline that kept arriving anyway. Dramatic summer cloud presses down over the rooftops, giving the tower's upper floors something to push against.