Above Piccadilly Lock

Passing through in 1978, I stepped out to see what it was that forced the canal to hide away in a gloomy cavern and saw this. Comparing it to current Streetview images I suspect that the block I saw has since been replaced, like so much of Manchester.

Photograph taken by Matilda on 9 September 1978 and was added to the database on Tuesday the 28th of January, 2025

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