#11

It’s depressing. Probably the worst major city centre in Britain. Absolutely soulless and doesn’t serve a purpose beyond being a transport hub. Most annoyingly is it used to be one of the nicest. The below photo’s from the 70s, but it was like that until the mid-90s, then someone decided to fill it with concrete…

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#12

Bloody hell, didn’t realise that. What a shame.

#13

What does barls mean?

#14

The IRA need to pull their finger out. Think it’s due a redevelopment.

#15

never been to Manchester. would you believe.

#16

this is pretty poor taste, champ

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#17

It’s ‘edgy’ at worst

#18

Get away with you. All this week I’ve been sitting outside of the cathedral on my lunch break, chomping down on my butties, thinking what a pleasant place it is. That’s a good few hundered square metres of nice that is, nothing like it in Wigan (only been to Wigan about one time).

#19

Wigan is considerably worse in fairness

#20

Thats the best bit probably

#21

Only just realised what you meant

Yeah I live in Fallowfield :frowning:

#22

The Font in Fallowfield is better than the Chorlton one

#opinion

#23

As someone who works and has lived there +6 years I agree. It’s gone downhill sharply in recent times.

The Gardens area has always been horrible but now even Market Street has gone from overcrowded and annoying to cesspool of pure fucking scummishness. Shops that have shut down have been replaced by Poundlands or congregations of alcoholics and the shoppers seem to worse than ever.

I think the trend is that the centre becomes too crowded/ expensive/ whatever and the areas on the fringes start to become decent and get investment (NQ, Anocoats, Spinningfields, that new Granada development). Maybe all city centres are like this I don’t really go anywhere else tbh.

#24

smoggy is definitely the word.
manchester is ok but not that pretty imo

#25

Manchester is the most overrated city in Uk, probably Europe. It’s bizarre. Cultureless shithole.

#26

Aye it’s fucking shite

#27

it definitely is. nearly went in there today

#28

See, I’ve recently warmed to Piccadilly Garden over summer, after seeing lots of people sit around there. It’s quite nice, but obviously not as good as it should/could be. Used to absolutely despise it. It being bordered by Byron, Cafe Nero, etc. spoils it the most imo.

Market St is a place with no redeeming features though.

#29

Didnt we see you or your doppleganger in there once?

#30

i think you did see me, but didnt sat hi RUDE