Cathedral Steps/Victoria Arches - Manchester - July '10

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Cathedral Steps/Victoria Arches - Visited Solo


As the history has been covered off several times I will do a quick overview and get straight to the pictures:

The Victoria Arches were a series of arches built in the embankment of the River Irwell in Manchester. They served as business premises, landing stages for Steam packet riverboats, and also as World War II air-raid shelters. They were accessed from wooden staircases which descended from Victoria Street.

Regular flooding of the river resulted in the closure of the steam-packet services in the early 20th century, and the arches were used for general storage. In World War II the arches were converted for use as air raid shelters. The arches are now bricked up and inaccessible; the staircases were removed in the latter part of the 20th century.

Sorry for the poor picture, as I said not much battery in my cheap torch and only an 8s exposure. Please Enjoy!

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http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz259/Razza2309/Victoria%20Arches/Arches/SAM_0186.jpg

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz259/Razza2309/Victoria%20Arches/Arches/SAM_0188.jpg

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz259/Razza2309/Victoria%20Arches/Arches/SAM_0191.jpg

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz259/Razza2309/Victoria%20Arches/Arches/SAM_0208.jpg

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz259/Razza2309/Victoria%20Arches/Arches/SAM_0196.jpg

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz259/Razza2309/Victoria%20Arches/Arches/SAM_0198.jpg

http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz259/Razza2309/Victoria%20Arches/Arches/bandw.jpg

All feedback is welcomed and taken onboard!

[boxfrenzy]

Good job there mate - and just shows that you don't need a massive expensive camera - always looks good this place - :thumb

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Good job there mate - and just shows that you don't need a massive expensive camera - always looks good this place - :thumb

I got myself a lil sexy Sony A290 SLR now =P

[georgie]

i like this place good work for doing in solo m8

[crippletron 3000]

i like this place good work for doing in solo m8

Hmmm, not quite solo ;)

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Hmmm, not quite solo ;)

was for the majority until the end :)

[Dystopia]

Wow- the crapper still has tiles. :)