Manchester Collection

Sankey Viaduct
A view of Sankey Viaduct on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line, 1831. Engraving by H. Pyall after T. Bury (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Stephensons Rocket
October 1829: Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson, winner of the prize for best locomotive in a contest of steam engines at Rainhill

Antique map, Manchester, England, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of a Antique map, Manchester, England, 19th Century

The Shambles
Pastel skies over the historical architecture of Shambles Square in the middle of the city of Manchester, UK

CT Hartford South Windsor Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

CT Hartford Manchester Vector Road Map. All source data is in the public domain. U.S. Census Bureau Census Tiger. Used Layers: areawater, linearwater, roads, rails, cousub, pointlm, uac10

Gothic Interior
The Neo-Gothic interior of the Manchester Town Hall. The Manchester Town Hall is grade I listed. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse

Rocket
George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, constructed in 1829. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rocket By Stephenson
circa 1900: Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson. In October 1829 the machine won the prize for best locomotive in a contest of steam engines at Rainhill

Manchester Cathedral
Twilight view of the Gothic exterior of the Manchester Cathedral

Cathedral Interior
Gothic interior of Manchester Cathedral in the centre of the city of Manchester

Architectural Layers
Sunset over the centre of Manchester city in the UK, showing multiple layers of architectural styles over the ages

City Hall Passage
Passageway crossing between the buildings making up the Machester City Hall

Industrial Heritage
Multiple, historic bridges crossing the canals in Castlefields, Manchester

Calatrava Bridge
Twilight view of Trinity Bridge, a three way footbridge in Manchester, designed by Santiago Calatrava

Media City Footbridge
View of the Media City Footbridge leading away from Media City in Salford Quays, Manchester, UK. The bridge was designed by Wikinson Eyre

Rejuvenated
View of the contemporary architecture located on the Salford Quays, the old shipping canals of Manchester, UK

The Detroit Swing Bridge, Huron Basin, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, England
The Detroit Swing Bridge is a Salford Quays landmark. Salford quays was previously the site of Manchester Docks, it became one of the first

Replica Of Rocket
21st April 1913: A replica of the steam locomotive Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson, on display at Crewe for a visit by King George V and Queen Mary

Rocket Engine
The Rocket steam locomotive designed by Robert and George Stephenson. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Skew Bridge
A train passes under Rainhill Bridge on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, circa 1830. Built in 1829, the bridge was the first to cross a railway at an angle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Railway At Newton
The Manchester and Liverpool Railway at Newton, 1825. Drawing by Calvert, aquatint by Havell. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Model Of Rocket
circa 1900: A model reconstruction of Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson, which won a contest of steam engines at Rainhill in October 1829

LMS Railway
Entrance of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway line at Edge Hill in Liverpool. Original Artwork: Drawing by TT Bury, engraved by H Pyall and published by Ackerman

Stephensons Rocket
circa 1829: The steam engine designed and built by George Stephenson (1781 - 1848) (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arriving At Manchester
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway enters Manchester across Water Street, 1831. Engraving by H. Pyall after T. Bury (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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