Manchester is known for its cotton mills; the Town Hall and its imposing commercial architecture; but it is textile warehouses that provide the distinctive element in its streetscape and make it unlike any other town in England. These warehouses were only built during the century following 1825 - a relatively short time in the history of Manchester - and were never found throughout the city. However they are intimately connected with Manchesters past position as the centre for the manufacturing and selling of cotton goods within England and to other parts of the world. Their monumental scale and sometimes exuberant architectural style dominate the areas of the town in which they are clustered. Nowhere else in Britain has there ever been such a concentration of buildings of this kind: the streets of the commercial quarter of Manchester are as distinctive as are those of governmental London.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A great bookBy Dermot MeagherThis book is wonderful! Its very well written and the book is nicely organized. The photos are great. I enjoyed reading it very much.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. What a work of art!By A CustomerThe book is amazing. It manages to cover the cultural; social; political and personal aspects of gay and lesbian life in Philadelphia without ever getting caught up in one particular "niche." Nickels covers the famous and the not-so famous and he even says that his book is not meant to be an encyclopedic "end all" or a final summing up of gay and lesbian life in Philadelphia. The photographs are incredible! And Nickels manages to be fair and unbiased in his descriptions of groups and personalities. Other writers; perhaps; would have been tempted to take potshots at different people but Nickels stays on a high-minded plain. What a work of art!0 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Big Let DownBy A CustomerI feel his coverage was too limited. Some of the famous and infamous Gays and Lesbians in Philadelphia he totally omitted or ignored.
