Castlefield Viaduct

Castlefield Viaduct is a 330-metre (1,080 ft) long former railway viaduct built in 1893, which used to carry heavy rail traffic in and out of the Great Northern Warehouse, located in the Castlefield area of Manchester, England. The Grade II listed viaduct was designed by Heenan & Froude, the same engineering company behind Blackpool Tower. The viaduct is part of the Historical Railways Estate and since 2022 approximately a third of its length is a sky park.

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Castlefield

Castlefield is an inner-city conservation area in Manchester, North West England. The conservation area which bears its name is bounded by the River Irwell, Quay Street, Deansgate and Chester Road. It was the site of the Roman era fort of Mamucium or Mancunium which gave its name to Manchester. It was the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, the world's first industrial canal, built in 1764; the oldest canal warehouse opened in 1779. The world's first passenger railway terminated here in 1830, at Liverpool Road railway station and the first railway warehouse opened here in 1831. The Rochdale Canal met the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield in 1805 and in the 1830s they were linked with the Mersey and Irwell Navigation by two short cuts. In 1848 the two viaducts of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway crossed the area and joined each other, two further viaducts and one mainline station Manchester Central railway station followed. It has a tram station, Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop (formerly G-Mex) providing frequent Manchester Metrolink services to Eccles, Bury, Altrincham, Manchester Piccadilly, East Didsbury and Rochdale. Castlefield was designated a conservation area in 1980 and the United Kingdom's first designated urban heritage park in 1982.

River Medlock

The River Medlock in Greater Manchester, England, rises in east Oldham and flows south and west for 10 miles (16 kilometres) to join the River Irwell in Manchester city centre.

Castlefield Congregational Chapel

Castlefield Congregational Chapel is a building located at 378 Deansgate in Manchester, England. The building originally opened as a Congregational chapel in 1858, and was designed by the local architect Edward Walters. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. It is located in Castlefield, an Urban Heritage Park. The building was converted to a sound recording studio in the 1980s and owned by Pete Waterman, best known for Stock Aitken Waterman. Rick Astley recorded "Never Gonna Give You Up" in the chapel. Waterman sold the building in 2006 and it has since been converted to offices.

Castlefield Bowl

The Castlefield Bowl (originally the Castlefield Events Arena and formerly the Castlefield Arena) is an outdoor events pavilion in the inner city conservation area of Castlefield in Manchester, England. Reinvigorated in 1993, the lead architect was DEGW Architects. The tensile roof structure was designed by Rudi Enos, and is a semi-cantilever framework incorporating lighting and sound. The arena is often used for food festivals and music events. The Stone Roses' frontman Ian Brown headlined New Year's Eve 1999, which was the first show at the pavilion. The arena has played host to New Order, The Last Shadow Puppets, Bloc Party, The Strypes, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Noel Gallagher and The Courteeners. In 2010, the arena was used as a Hyundai Fan Park showing all football matches from the 2010 FIFA World Cup.