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Hilton Street, MANCHESTER, M1 2EJ

Between Brewer Street and Piccadilly.

Viewed from Piccadilly Basin car park.

Street art on hoardings around the Dreamscape Community GardensImage in the Piccadilly Basin on the corner of Hilton Street and China Street The artists are Matt Sewell http://mattsewell.co.uk/?p=1792 and Richt http://news.richt-what.co.uk/post/75259887319/manchester-with-matt-sewell-last-week-matt-on who were invited to create the work in January 2014 by the Outhouse Manchester Project http://outhousemcr.thecolouringbox.co.uk/

The Dreamscape Garden has its home in Piccadilly Basin as part of the Manchester Garden City scheme. The garden includes lots of balcony-style planting, a small water feature and view of the Rochdale Canal near the Hacienda apartments on Whitworth Street West. It is looked after by the local gardening group – the Northern Quarter Greening Group.

Porky Pig on the side of the Pen and Pencil at the corner of Hilton Street and Tariff Street.

The Dreamscape Gardens originally featured on New Cathedral Street Image as part of Dig the City 2013, Manchester’s urban gardening festival, but has now found a new permanent home in Piccadilly Basin as part of the Manchester Garden City scheme. The garden includes lots of balcony-style planting, a small water feature and view of the Rochdale Canal near the Hacienda apartments on Whitworth Street West Image It is looked after by the local gardening group, the Northern Quarter Greening Group. On January 2014 street artists Matt Sewell http://mattsewell.co.uk/?p=1792 and Richt http://news.richt-what.co.uk/post/75259887319/manchester-with-matt-sewell-last-week-matt-on were invited by the Outhouse Manchester Project http://outhousemcr.thecolouringbox.co.uk/ to create street art on the hoardings around the Dreamscape Community Gardens Image Apartments on Brewer Street are in the background.

The Dreamscape Gardens originally featured on New Cathedral Street Image as part of Dig the City 2013, Manchester’s urban gardening festival, but has now found a new permanent home in Piccadilly Basin as part of the Manchester Garden City scheme. The garden includes lots of balcony-style planting, a small water feature and view of the Rochdale Canal near the Hacienda apartments on Whitworth Street West. It is looked after by the local gardening group – the Northern Quarter Greening Group. Wider view: Image Rear view: Image

Two modern blocks built next to the Rochdale Canal basin in rather sympathetic style, to blend in with the locations.

The Dreamscape Gardens originally featured on New Cathedral Street Image as part of Dig the City 2013, Manchester’s urban gardening festival, but has now found a new permanent home in Piccadilly Basin as part of the Manchester Garden City scheme. The garden includes lots of balcony-style planting, a small water feature and view of the Rochdale Canal near the Hacienda apartments on Whitworth Street West Image It is looked after by the local gardening group, the Northern Quarter Greening Group.

Established in 2011 Northern Quarter Growboxes is an idea realised by a group of residents in Manchester City Centre. Each member of the community group have their personal grow box for growing flowers and their own food. There is also a community growbox from which all may help themselves.