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Whittaker Street, MANCHESTER, M26 2DT

The council office building on Whittaker Street, Radcliffe.

This red-brick building on Whittaker Street was originally the town’s technical school which was formally opened by Lord Stanley on 7 November 1896 (https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol5/pp56-67 British History Online). It is now used as council offices.

After a cloudy start to the morning, with no sun visible, the clouds parted briefly at about twenty past nine, just in time to witness the moon's path crossing the sun. This photo was taken at approx 9.28am when the eclipse was at its maximum (about 90%). Compare it with Image], taken about 30 minutes later. Both were taken through a heavy neutral density filter to reduce the amount (but not alter the colour) of the light from the sun which would otherwise have "burnt out" the photo.

After a cloudy start to the morning, with no sun visible, the clouds parted briefly at about twenty past nine, just in time to witness the moon's path crossing the sun. This photo was taken at approx 9.49am, about half an hour after the eclipse had been at its maximum (about 90%). Compare it with Image], taken about 30 minutes earlier. Both were taken through a heavy neutral density filter to reduce the amount (but not alter the colour) of the light from the sun which would otherwise have "burnt out" the photo. Even using the camera's fastest shutter speed (1/4000 sec) and the smallest lens aperture (f22), the sun still appears white in the photo.

The grassed area at the corner of Whittaker Street and Spring Lane. The red-brick building in front houses the council offices.

Work is progressing at Canalside Gardens development on the site of the former Whittaker House residential care home which was demolished in 2014. The site had been left untouched for months after the original contractor went into administration but work to build the 14 flats for people with learning difficulties, autism and disabilities resumed in 2015 when a new contractor was appointed (http://goo.gl/YBUlph Bury Times).

Work is progressing at Canalside Gardens development on the site of the former Whittaker House residential care home which was demolished in 2014. The site had been left untouched for months after the original contractor went into administration but work to build the 14 flats for people with learning difficulties, autism and disabilities resumed in 2015 when a new contractor was appointed (http://goo.gl/YBUlph Bury Times). Compare with a similar view taken the previous month Image]

Work is progressing at the site of the Whittaker House residential care home which was demolished in 2014. The site had been left untouched for months after the original contractor went into administration but work to build the 14 flats for people with learning difficulties, autism and disabilities resumed in 2015 when a new contractor was appointed (http://goo.gl/YBUlph Bury Times).

The towpath of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal at Radcliffe.