Manchester through the years - in pictures

  • Heron House in Albert Square, Manchester, which will be the interim base of the British government's so-called Number 10 of the North. Getty Images
    Heron House in Albert Square, Manchester, which will be the interim base of the British government's so-called Number 10 of the North. Getty Images
  • UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives to open No 10 North at Heron House. Getty Images
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives to open No 10 North at Heron House. Getty Images
  • Recently built skyscrapers tower over a modernised Manchester. Getty Images
    Recently built skyscrapers tower over a modernised Manchester. Getty Images
  • The Murrays' Mills development in Ancoats, Manchester. Photo: Manchester Life
    The Murrays' Mills development in Ancoats, Manchester. Photo: Manchester Life
  • Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City FC, with the Ancoats and Islington neighbourhoods in the background, all in the recently developed East Manchester. Getty Images
    Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City FC, with the Ancoats and Islington neighbourhoods in the background, all in the recently developed East Manchester. Getty Images
  • The Aviva Studios arts venue, home of Factory International, after it opened in 2023. Getty Images
    The Aviva Studios arts venue, home of Factory International, after it opened in 2023. Getty Images
  • The soaring towers of the Deansgate Square apartment buildings in 2022. Getty Images
    The soaring towers of the Deansgate Square apartment buildings in 2022. Getty Images
  • An aerial view of Old Trafford, home of Manchester United FC, all lit up in 2022. The club are considering building a new 100,000-seat stadium. Getty Images
    An aerial view of Old Trafford, home of Manchester United FC, all lit up in 2022. The club are considering building a new 100,000-seat stadium. Getty Images
  • Police evacuate the Arndale Centre in 2017 after an explosion at Manchester Arena. Getty Images
    Police evacuate the Arndale Centre in 2017 after an explosion at Manchester Arena. Getty Images
  • The new BBC Media City studios take shape as construction work at Salford Quays progresses in 2009. Getty Images
    The new BBC Media City studios take shape as construction work at Salford Quays progresses in 2009. Getty Images
  • Urbis Exhibition Centre on Deansgate, central Manchester, in 2008. It is now the home of the National Football Museum. Getty Images
    Urbis Exhibition Centre on Deansgate, central Manchester, in 2008. It is now the home of the National Football Museum. Getty Images
  • Developments in Manchester city centre in 1972. Getty Images
    Developments in Manchester city centre in 1972. Getty Images
  • The assembly line where Lancaster bombers were constructed, in Manchester, 1943. Getty Images
    The assembly line where Lancaster bombers were constructed, in Manchester, 1943. Getty Images
  • King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during an inspection of air-raid damage in Manchester, during the Blitz of the Second World War, 1941. Getty Images
    King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during an inspection of air-raid damage in Manchester, during the Blitz of the Second World War, 1941. Getty Images
  • A group of boys playing football in the street in Salford in 1938. Who needs goalposts when you could paint them on the wall? Getty Images
    A group of boys playing football in the street in Salford in 1938. Who needs goalposts when you could paint them on the wall? Getty Images
  • The Manchester Ship Canal in 1935. It opened in 1894, connecting the city to the Irish Sea. Getty Images
    The Manchester Ship Canal in 1935. It opened in 1894, connecting the city to the Irish Sea. Getty Images