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The future of housing in Britain – a 1960’s converted office block in Stockport, 2025

A modern black-and-white four-story office building stands behind a row of closed, graffiti-marked shops with peeling blue paint and metal shutters. The sky is partly cloudy, and a To Let sign is visible. The scene appears quiet and urban.

Commercial building, Stockport, 2025

I love this style of building, the dark brick and chunky, angular form make it feel like a modern castle, reinterpreted for kings not of countries, but of construction recruitment & facilities management.

A brown brick three-story office building with Armstrong Group signage. Banners on the fence read “Labourers & Cleaners Required.” Several signs are attached to the building. The sky is blue with scattered clouds, and the street is empty.

Sun-dappled purple palace, Manchester, 2025

A tall white high-rise building, identified as Premier Inn, stands against a blue sky with scattered clouds. Sunlight reflects off its many windows. Glass office buildings and construction fencing surround the main building in an urban setting.

If you live in northern England long enough, you become so desperate to see the sun after a long winter that even the way it bounces off the purple palace in the afternoon becomes romantic.

St John’s House, Manchester, 2025

A tall, grey, modern building with many rows of identical windows. On the ground floor are shops, including “BETFRED” with a blue and red sign and “RUNNING”. Several people walk on the sidewalk in front of the building under a cloudy sky.

Patterned ‘n’ tiled basement in Manchester, 2025

A sidewalk with mossy patches runs alongside a green metal fence. Behind the fence is a wall with diamond-patterned ventilation blocks below and frosted windows above. Bare trees reflect in the glass, indicating a winter or early spring scene.

Riparian pub, Salford, 2025

A canal with still water reflects modern glass office buildings and old brick arches. Graffiti covers some arches, and a small wooden structure sits above them. Sparse plants and bare branches line the canal bank under an overcast sky.

One of my favourite views in Manchester – The Mark Addy.

The roof of the building looked a bit like a mix between a bus shelter and a strange conservatory.
– Remembering Manchester and Salford’s original riverside pub that sank

It appeals to me on both counts, the curved glass is great and has a real nostalgic-futuristic feel about it.