21 sketches of Manchester by Liz Ackerley

Scribble My Street

I am a landscape architect who loves to draw, capturing my views of urban life on the streets of Manchester where I live, and in any place that I visit, from cafes and cathedrals, to sheds and skyscrapers. I love to explore aspects of the urban environment and the parts of that environment that give it its character and sense of place and I record my scribbles in sketchbooks. My scribbles aim to record my impressions and understanding, in the words of Urban Sketchers ‘One drawing at a time’.

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Remember when Piccadilly Gardens had actual, er, gardens? Take a look at some of the highlights from Manchester Metropolitan University's archives and get nostalgic about how the city used to be.

By Mike Kniec

By Tom Quaye

Rewind to crumbling crescents, free parties and urban damage.

The greatest city on earth looks mighty fine when the sun shines.

 By Simon Bowcock

By Al Baker

By various photographers

By Mike Rampton

By Lee Baxter