River Irwell Corridor, Manchester — Victorian Bridge and Urban Regeneration

1 October 2019 · Manchester

The River Irwell runs straight between two walls of new residential development, drawing the eye toward a Victorian iron bridge at mid-frame. Above it, a construction crane marks the next phase of Manchester's waterfront transformation. The ornate ironwork holds its ground against the glass and brick closing in on either side — old infrastructure doing its original job inside a city that has rebuilt itself around it. Heavy cloud sits low over the canyon, its pale diffused light flattening the towers and doubling in the river below.