Contour (towers)

Contour is a residential development under construction in the Castlefield area of Manchester, England. Once completed, it will comprise two 154-metre (505 ft), 51-storey skyscrapers designed by SimpsonHaugh architects as part of the Great Jackson Street masterplan, adjacent to the Deansgate Square skyscraper cluster. Developed by Renaker, once completed they will be the joint sixth-tallest buildings in Greater Manchester.

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River Street Tower

River Street Tower (also known as the Downing Tower after its developer) is a high-rise residential tower in Manchester, England. The tower is situated immediately north of the Mancunian Way on land which was formerly occupied by a concrete car park frame from 2005 to 2018. A 125 m (410 ft) tall tower was originally approved in October 2012. However, the scheme never materialised and the land was sold to new owners. A revised scheme for the site was approved in 2017 for a 32-storey, 92 m (302 ft) tall high-rise tower, comprising 420 apartments targeted at the student accommodation market. The unfinished concrete frame was demolished in May 2018 and construction commenced on the tower in summer 2018.

Boardwalk (music club)

The Boardwalk was a nightclub in Manchester, England, which was open from 1986 to 1999. This medium-sized club, owned by David, Colin and Donald Sinclair, was a popular live music venue and nightclub in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It had multiple floors, with a rehearsal space in the basement. Colin Sinclair and his father bought the Boardwalk building, located on Little Peter Street, in 1985. Originally a school operated by St. Peter's church, the building's top floor had been used as a rehearsal space for the Hallé Orchestra under John Barbirolli, and, from the 1970s, as a home for an alternative theatre company, the Green Room (which later moved to Whitworth St West) . The first live event at the Boardwalk took place 15 December 1985, although at the time the venue had no alcohol licence. Along with other clubs like the Haçienda, and the International, the Boardwalk provided an important live venue for many bands, from local to national. Sue Langford organised in-house bookings at the Boardwalk, with various independent promoters also hosting shows at the venue (including Simon Moran). Bands such as Oasis and Northside made their live debuts at the Boardwalk. The Man From Delmonte, the Charlatans, Happy Mondays, Female Brothers and Dub Sex, were amongst the many Manchester bands that appeared frequently at the Boardwalk before acquiring international recognition or disappearing into obscurity. The venue also saw a variety of other acts including The Stone Roses, Hole, Sonic Youth, Chumbawamba, Jayne County, Verve, Bob Mould and Rage Against the Machine. The venue was also known as a focus of Britain's C86 music scene. The basement of the venue served as a rehearsal space. The Membranes, James, Simply Red, and A Certain Ratio were among the acts who took rehearsal space at the Boardwalk in the 1980s. In the early 1990s, Oasis shared a rehearsal room with Sister Lovers. The venue added a mezzanine floor in December 1990 marking a shift to club nights every Saturday. 'Freedom' took place every Saturday from December 1990 until June 1996, featuring former Haçienda DJ Dave Haslam alongside guest DJs including Erick Morillo, Pete Heller, Nick Warren and Pete Tong. From March 1992 until March 1999 a second club night, 'Yellow' was staged every Friday at the Boardwalk. Funkademia was started by DJ and promoter David Payne at The Boardwalk in 1995 and has since gone on to become one of Manchester's longest running club nights. The nightclub site now has a blue plaque, featuring a smiley face, a symbol associated with acid house. Beneath the symbol is a description of The Boardwalk as a "Madchester Venue Nightclub and Rehearsal Rooms".

Deansgate Square

Deansgate Square, formerly known as Owen Street, is a residential skyscraper cluster on the southern edge of Manchester city centre, England. It consists of four towers, the tallest of which is 201 metres (659 ft). The site lies just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Deansgate, Owen Street and the River Medlock. The towers are positioned at different angles to one other, with a slight bevel, or 'cut back', on each side of each building to ensure they catch the light at different times of day. Manchester City Council adopted a framework in the early 2000s, known as the Great Jackson Street Development Framework, which earmarked the site as a suitable location for high-rise buildings. The framework was introduced to encourage development, as the site had been vacant for many years and was perceived as isolated due to being bounded by major arterial roads. In 2016 the scheme was revived with a planning application for a cluster of four skyscrapers—the tallest being the South Tower at 201 m (659 ft). The South Tower surpassed the 169 m (554 ft) Beetham Tower as the tallest building in Greater Manchester in November 2018. Construction on the tower complex officially began in July 2016, with developer Renaker starting work on the South and West Towers, the latter standing 141 m (463 ft) tall. In October 2017, construction commenced on the North and East Towers, which are 122 m (400 ft) and 158 m (518 ft) tall, respectively. The overall development was completed in late 2020. Other towers in the adjacent vicinity, also built as part of the Great Jackson Street Development Framework, include Elizabeth Tower (2022), The Blade (2023), and Three60 (2024).

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Castlefield Gallery

The Castlefield Gallery is an art gallery in Manchester, England, located at 2 Hewitt Street, Knott Mill, Manchester. The gallery, a resource for contemporary visual artists, was founded by Manchester Artists Studio Association in 1984. The gallery has an exhibition and events programme, provides a professional development scheme for artists in its Project Space and PureScreen screens film and video works.