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Northern Quarter

Manchester Icons in Mosaic

Seven murals by Manchester mosaicist Mark Kennedy adorn the exterior walls of the Affleck’s vintage store in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.  Each one depicts local cultural icons, including Coronation Street, the city’s two football […]

All Laced Up!

The Northern Quarter is just a short walk from Manchester Piccadilly Station and the Arndale Centre.  With its great cafes and plenty of independent shops, it is one of my […]

Work Complete

The latest murals in Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter are now complete. It was a typically damp Manchester day but I wasn’t the only one taking photos of this […]

Work in Progress

Stevenson Square in Manchester’s Northern Quarter underwent its 3-monthly changeover of mural art a couple of weeks ago. Mancunian Wave reported that the walls were white just as arrived in […]
Work in Progress

Pink Puli

-Lispencie does Pink! I couldn’t pass this cute, short-legged pink dog without stopping to admire and smile – and take plenty of photos, of course.  It reminded me of Dougal […]

Fig and Sparrow

My first drink of the day is tea, but by mid-morning latest I’m in need of a coffee. And a good coffee at that. My latest caffeine find is Fig […]

Obsessed with Colour

 “Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” Claude Monet I have featured Manchester’s Northern Quarter several times on this blog  before.  Maybe it’s a bit of an obsession  for […]

Pink Graffiti

Manchester’s Northern Quarter has plenty of spectacular graffiti, though a lot of it is hidden during the day because it is on raised shop shutters.  I was there on August […]
Pink Graffiti

NoHo Murals in Manchester

These murals decorate the external shutters of NoHo Bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.  I haven’t been there at night when the shutters come up, but I understand there is similar […]

British Phone Box Mural

This fun mural is in the Northern Quarter in Manchester.  D7606 loves phone boxes and post boxes.  For more of their art, take a look at their website. Related articles: […]