Cottonopolis: Reaching to the sky - the history behind some of Greater Manchester's Gothic towers

Lindfield, Peter N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-9344 2020. Cottonopolis: Reaching to the sky - the history behind some of Greater Manchester's Gothic towers. [Online]. Visit Manchester: Visit Manchester. Available at: https://www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-inspirat...

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Abstract

The sixteenth instalment as part of an ongoing series for Haunt Manchester by Dr Peter N. Lindfield FSA, exploring Greater Manchester’s Gothic architecture and hidden heritage. Peter’s previous Haunt Manchester articles include features on Ordsall Hall, Albert’s Schloss and Albert Hall, the Mancunian Gothic Sunday School of St Matthew’s, Arlington House in Salford, Manchester’s Modern Gothic in St Peter’s Square, what was St John’s Church, Manchester Cathedral, The Great Hall at The University of Manchester, St Chad’s in Rochdale and more. From the city’s striking Gothic features to the more unusual aspects of buildings usually taken for granted and history hidden in plain sight, a variety of locations will be explored and visited over the course of 2020. In this article he reflects on a range of historic and architecturally significant Gothic towers in the Greater Manchester area. Whilst all the buildings mentioned are currently not open to the public at the time of writing (May 2020) due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, their striking towers certainly can be appreciated at a distance! This article is an opportunity to learn more about some of the history behind them.

Item Type:	Website Content
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture
Publisher:	Visit Manchester
Last Modified:	29 Jun 2023 15:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/159815

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