Manchester’s architectural history is rich. It’s a mish-mash of redbrick ‘Palazzo’ warehouses, concrete boxes, and steel-and-glass towers.
None of the city’s buildings quite compare to the John Rylands Library, though. The Deansgate gothic masterpiece came from very humble beginnings in Victorian Manchester’s red light district to being a marvel of learning and design.
It’s a popular spot with tourists, academics, and journalists alike — with the M.E.N.’s former office just next door.
