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Mary Street, MANCHESTER, M1 4RS

A fine sequence of late-C19th warehouses demolished behind the facades for a hotel and leisure centre. Hence the unsightly projection at the corner. Grade II listed.

Traffic is effectively gridlocked northbound on Portland Street even in mid-morning, due to closure of several main roads while more tram lines are imposed on Manchester's city centre. The scene in the rush hour can scarcely be imagined. In Manchester in 2015, it's often quicker and less stressful to walk across the city centre than use public transport.

The bullion van is in Portland Street, and beyond is Linley House, once home to the North West Electricity Board.

The bottom of Portland Street at its junction with Oxford Street.

Historic record on the outside of a modern building known as "The Circus" (Image) "HUMPHREY BOOTH THE ELDER These buildings are erected on land forming part of the original endowment of Humphrey Booth who was born in Salford in 1580 and set up the Charity of Humphrey Booth the Elder by a Deed of Foeffment dated 18th February 1630 to aid poor needy or frail people in Salford" The charity is still in existence, and was merged in 1846 with other endowments by the Booth family, and forms part of what is now the Booth Charities (http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=221800&subid=0 )

This is the building bearing the name of Humphrey Booth in Image

I was struck by the changing array of lighting dots, but was unaware of what the camera shutter appears to have captured. Is that an arrow guiding me into this casino, or is it a coincidence I am over-interpretting?

See Image for some notes about Vantage buses. This is fleet number 39257/

From its junction with Oxford Street.

View from the top deck of a bus on Oxford Street approaching Manchester Library and St Peter's Square. The junction with Portland Street and Chepstow Street is a box junction.