A long way from the grimly functional mill buildings so often captured by its eponymous subject and raison d'être, the Lowry marked a tipping point for the...
Pier 8
This venue quietly hosts some of the city's best literary events. Its concert hall is home to the Quatuor Danel string quartet (which often gives free...
University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street
This multi-award-winning and perennially popular theatre takes its name from its octagonal auditorium. This isn't the result of architectural whimsy: clever...
Howell Croft South
The Exchange, once the world's biggest commercial trading floor, has its history writ large on its interior - literally, as cotton prices are still posted...
St Ann's Square