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Manchester in General

 
Description: Manchester is a major city within Greater Manchester in North West England. The City of Manchester is a metropolitan ... more
Manchester in General ... borough with City status and has a population of 441,200. It lies at the centre of a large connurbation - the wider Greater Manchester Urban Area is home to 2,240,230 people, making it England's third largest conurbation after those of Greater London and the West Midlands. Manchester is historically notable for being the world's first industrialised city, and the subsequent central role it played during the Industrial Revolution. It was the dominant international centre of textile manufacture and cotton spinning. During the 19th century, it was bestowed with the name Cottonopolis denoting that the area was a metropolis of cotton mills. Manchester City Centre is now on a "tentative list" of UNESCO World Heritage Sites—mainly based around its network of canals and mills, which facilitated its development during the 19th century.

Newest Review: ... played at our club in their very early days and had to pay us as the attendance was so low. The good old Ritz deserves a mention with its famous "grab a granny nights" yes I know, enough said on that one. The club scene has changed now offering a new choice especially because of the highly over paid footballers wanting to splash their cash and we host more "up market" ... more

 ... clubs ie Ithaca, The Circle Club and Panacea. The more "cool" area Im reliably informed is The Northern Quarter. We have all the big hotels~ The Midland, The Hilton housed in the Beethan Tower, not the most elegant structure in my opinion. T...more

saramac
Premium Review Manchester in General: COME AND SEE WHAT MANCHESTOOOOR HAS TO OFFER! (1993 words)
by - written on 15/08/09 (Very useful, 94 readings)
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I was born and grew up in a little known place called Irlam, strange name I know and if I had a penny for every time I was asked"wheres that?" I would surely be rich by now. Well, it's in Lancashire approx seven miles from Manchester, the inhabitants of Irlam are split into two groups the rugby lovers who tend to have Warrington as their chosen capital and the footie lovers who choose Manchester, I am of the latter group and of the "red" side of town as oppose to the richer blue side of town. Thought I would enlighten you a little on the delights of our fair city, Manchester. Manchester is the third largest city after ...  Read the complete review

fairynuff2004
Premium Review Good City day and night (257 words)
by - written on 29/07/09 (Useful, 12 readings)
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I visit manchester about once every 2 months by train, there is a shuttle bus from the station but it is just as quick to walk in manchester from the station, Or you can get any local bus from the outskirts of manchester. Manchester is becoming very popular among students and fashion houses, the arndale centre which was once wrecked, has now been completly rebuilt with lots of nice shops and cafe's. One Landmark which stands out is the Beetham Tower which has many residential apartments and a hilton hotel which would be a great stay, you can also catch glimpses of the coronation street film set but that's higher up. Manchester has great entertainment from ...  Read the complete review

xtinkersx
Premium Review Manchester in General: plenty of places to stop off at, shop visit (326 words)
by - written on 19/06/09 (Useful, 12 readings)
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I like going to Machester as have they alot to offer. They have a huge shopping bit in Piccidilly including shops like Primark,TK Max, Boots etc. There is also the Arndale shopping centre further up full of shops. Its all very modern in the town and kept quite clean . They have a metro link that is like a bus but its a tram and goes all over. It is very busy in the centre as theres the MEN close by and very popular for shops. They have some great concerts in Machester alot of big acts go there to perform and the MEN is quite popular for these. It is very large and has seating and standing available. Its always clean here which must be a hard job as theres that ...  Read the complete review

ItsMeItsMe
Premium Review Manchester! (271 words)
by - written on 02/06/09 (Useful, 10 readings)
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Manchester is a huge city and it has plenty of attractions. It is huge in size and has so many people living here. Main attractions include *Trafford Centre *Old Trafford *Museums *Shopping centres like Arndale *Men Arena *Huge wheel There are some of the main attraction points in general I can say about Manchester. The city is over crowded all the time and when you be driving on any road you will see it busy with so many cars and people all over the place here. I come to Wilmslow Road in Manchester in my spare time. This place is not the best place to come though. A lot of trouble happens here with people ...  Read the complete review

shorterl
Premium Review Manchester in General: Manchester (163 words)
by - written on 02/02/09 (Useful, 44 readings)
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Mancheter is a vibrant and fresh University town. I have been going to Manchester University for two years now and i am just about to enter my final year. At first i didnt really enjoy Manchester as it was just so big and there were so many different things to do that i just wasnt used to. However i have really learned to love it. The centre of the city is a cool place to go out and have some beers. There are just so many bars and pubs that there is no end of choice. In the winter aswell there is an ice skating venue, which i unfortunately broke my leg on. I live in Fallowfield and i suppose it has grown on me really. It is pretty cool there are litterally thousands of ...  Read the complete review

 

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