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This area was all coal yards, timber yards, and the like when the canal boom was at its height. Now we have a car park, and beyond it a miscellany of buildings - the Wentwood takes an old warehouse and builds two modern accommodation buildings in front of it. The orange coloured building with a triangular pattern is a new apartment house clad in copper panels ("to give a pre-rusted appearance") called Oxid house. To the right is The Astley, another apartment building. Both date to the second decade of the 21st century. In the car park you can also see an older 19th century industrial building, giving some sense of what this area used to be.

This striking black and white image of the late Ian Curtis was unveiled on the side of a building on Port Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter in time for World Mental Health Day (11 October). The musician, who was the lead singer and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division, struggled with depression and took his own life in 1980, aged just 23. The mural was created by celebrated Manchester-based street artist Akse_P19 who is noted for his photo-realistic portraits of celebrities. It is based on the iconic photo https://www.instagram.com/p/BNuBseZBT02/ of Curtis performing in Brussels in 1979, taken by acclaimed Belgian photographer Philippe Carly. The artwork was commissioned to mark the start of Manchester music and mental wellbeing festival Headstock.

A close look at the portrait of Ian Curtis on Port Street. Image] Image]

The photo-realistic portrait of Ian Curtis is reflected in a convenient puddle. The striking black and white image of the late Ian Curtis was unveiled on the side of a building on Port Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter in time for World Mental Health Day (11 October). The musician, who was the lead singer and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division, struggled with depression and took his own life in 1980, aged just 23. The mural was created by celebrated Manchester-based street artist Akse_P19 who is noted for his photo-realistic portraits of celebrities. It is based on the iconic photo https://www.instagram.com/p/BNuBseZBT02/ of Curtis performing in Brussels in 1979, taken by acclaimed Belgian photographer Philippe Carly. The artwork was commissioned to mark the start of Manchester music and mental wellbeing festival Headstock.

Looking along Port Street, towards the city centre. The large black and white mural depicts the late Ian Curtis. It was unveiled for World Mental Health Day (11 October) and the start of the Manchester music and mental wellbeing festival Headstock. See Image] for more details and a closer view.

A well preserved room and power mill built c1825. Timber floors and an integral beam engine house in the main 7 storey block. The mill incorporates a chimney in a stair tower and this is Manchester's oldest surviving mill chimney. This mill was used by A V Roe, aircraft pioneer who used part of the mill for design and construction of early biplanes and triplanes. Now being converted, as are many local mills.

The mural on a 30 metre long, 3 metre high wall on Tariff Street was created by Parisian artist Florence Blanchard (also known as ema). http://www.manchestersfinest.com/manchester/parisian-artist-paints-mural-on-tariff-street/ The piece, in blues and green, that reflect the waterside location, has a camouflage background with an abstract design on top. It was created over three days in 2013 using spray paints, emulsion and gold paint. The artwork was expected be in place until 31 March 2014, but more than a year later it is still here. See photographs of it under construction on the artist's blog: http://florenceblanchard.com/2013/12/09/manchester/

Site cabins and hoardings alongside Tariff Street.

The large brick building behind Brownsfield Lock (lock#83 on the Rochdale Canal) is Brownsfield mill which was a cotton spinning mill built in 1825. As well as producing textiles, this former cotton mill later became one of the earliest aircraft factories in the world, A V Roe building aircraft on the lower floor between 1910 and 1913; something which has been commemorated with a blue plaque on the wall (Image]). https://web.archive.org/web/20180715122245/http://www.verdon-roe.co.uk/avro-saro-factory-sites (AVRO official website (archived)) The mill is a Grade II* listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1207994 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1207994 ). It is currently (January 2020) being converted for residential use by developers Urban Splash and is branded as "AVRO" (https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/property/brownsfield-mill-ancoats-avro-apartments-14467852 Manchester Evening News March 2018). http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/tours/tour11/area11page28.html - Manchester History Net

One of many large murals in Manchester's Northern Quarter; this one is by Brazilian artist Mateus Bailon, whose work specialises in birds, fishes and plants. The vibrant, large-scale mural depicts colourful and incredibly detailed birds. It is on the wall of the Stage & Radio Bar at the corner of Port Street and Faraday Street. See Image] for a wider view.