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A 3 night visit to Manchester England, September 2013, We stayed at The Atrium Serviced Apartments in Princess Street. We saw Piccadilly Gardens, the old warehouses in Portland Street (1860), Tootal, Broadhurst and Lee Building (1898), the Palace Theatre known as the "The Grand Old Lady of Oxford Street'' (1891), Manchester central Library, Pevril of the peak pub (early 19th Century, cladding added in 1900), The Bridgewater canal, commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester opened in 1761, Bridgewater Hall opened 1996 now home to the The Hallé orchestra, Beetham Tower also known as the Hilton Tower, opened 2006 with its Cloud 23 bar, Manchester Town Hall (Victorian Gothic designed by Alfred Waterhouse), built 1868-77, Royal Exchange built 1867-74, originally used for cotton trading now a theatre and shopping centre, Manchester Cathedral built 1485-1506 (under renovation), Chetham Library, the Hanging Bridge c1421, Barton Arcade (Grade ll listed) Built 1871, Art Deco House of Fraser formerly Kendal Milne or just "Kendals" Built 1939, the Art Deco Sunlight House designed by Joseph Sunlight in 1932, the neo classical Manchester Opera House Opened 1912, Great Northern Square. The first day ended with a meal in Eve's restaurant in Canal Street in the Gay Village and watching a gypsy band Toe Rag at Matt and Phreds. Day 2 started with Manchester Art Gallery (Grade l - 1824), a tram to the Media City Salford Quay, the Lowry gallery & outlet store, BBC media centre, Imperial War Museum, then back to MOSI (Manchester Museum of Science and Industry) power and Air & Space halls including the world's first railway station, Manchester Liverpool Road, opened in 1830, People's History Museum, the twin cinemas "The Regal Twins" in their 1930 Art Deco building now the Dancehouse Theatre, Grosvenor Picture Palace, Manchester Aquatic Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Museum, and a walk around Manchester's northern quarter. The last day we saw the "Hidden Gem" (St Mary's church) dedicated 1794 and decorated internally in part Norman, part Gothic and part Byzantium style, followed by the Rylands Library with its amazing collection of printed material.