Media City - Salford Quays

Here are some photographs I took recently on a couple of nights in Media City at Salford Quays.

Imperial War Museum North

The Lowry

Manchester Metrolink Tram on the Eccles to Ashton-under-Lyne route via Media City

Manchester Metrolink Tram on the Ashton-under-Lyne to Eccles route via Media City

BBC Studios

Another view of The Lowry

Another view of the BBC Studios

The BBC Studios seem to be particularly grandiose and were funded by the BBC Licence Payer - not least by the over 75s who had their right to a free licence removed by the BBC.

One of the routes on the Manchester Metrolink system is from Ashton-under-Lyne to Eccles with a spur at Salford Quays going to Media City. I understand that because of track maintenance work the Eccles service currently terminates at Deansgate-Castlefield. Here are two photographs I took on a recent evening of trams going in both directions calling at Media City.

This was the tram from Eccles to Deansgate-Castlefield at Media City.

Five minutes later this was the tram from Deansgate-Castlefield to Eccles.

Salford Quays

These are a few photographs I took in the early evening around Salford Quays on 13 October.

This is an office block on the corner of Central Bay opposite the Salford Watersports Centre.

A Manchester Metrolink tram pulling away from the Wharfside stop and on its way to the Trafford Centre.

A view of Media City and the Millenium Bridge from the opposite side of the Quays.

Central Bay from the side of the Salford Watersports Centre on the right. There's usually a large number of swans and other waterfowl in this area.

Reflections of La Pinta, an Amsterdam clipper that formerly worked as a grain transporter on the Rhine before coming to Salford Quays where it's permanently moored and is apparently a floating furniture shop. Behind it is the former luxury yacht Jacamar which now appears to offer luxury airbnb accommodation.