Glass Curtain Wall and Victorian Clock Tower, Manchester

5 October 2019 · Manchester

A cable-tension glass facade dominates the left edge of this Manchester street scene, its gridded surface reflecting the overcast sky and the crowd below. Behind it, a Victorian clock tower holds its ground between the modern towers — the city's two architectural eras pressed into a single frame. Pedestrians move through the gap between old and new, indifferent to the contrast that makes the street worth looking at.