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Avenue Methodist Church, Sale, 2025

A brick church with a large cross on the wall, labeled “Avenue Methodist Church” in blue letters. Tall windows line the front, and a tree in the foreground casts shadows on the green lawn, dotted with daffodils. The sun shines through the branches.

Large church window with rectangular panes in a geometric pattern. Leafless tree branches are visible through the glass. Modern pendant lights shaped like teardrops hang from the ceiling. On the left wall, a banner reads I AM THE LIGHT with Christian symbols.

A brown brick building with large, white-framed, geometric windows on the upper floor sits under a clear blue sky. A white sign reading “Disabled Parking Only” is mounted on the brick wall near the bottom center of the image.

An empty church sanctuary with wooden pews, a raised altar with flowers, two lecterns with Christian symbols, and a large wooden cross mounted on a geometric panel. Tall windows and modern light fixtures hang from the high, peach-colored ceiling.

Old logos spotted in Sale, 2025

Fire exit in a celestial shaft of light, Sale, 2025

A metal staircase leads to a door on the first floor of a red-brick building. Pipes and vents are attached to the wall. Below the stairs, metal sheets and debris are stacked. A blue sky with a contrail is visible above the building.

Tesco supermarket in Sale, 2025

A street scene outside a Tesco supermarket. Three London taxis are parked along the curb, including a pink cab with advertising. The building has a modern façade with vertical white slats. Blue sky is visible above, and a tree without leaves stands on the left.

A round, white, multi-storey car park ramp with horizontal slats, seen on a sunny day. Signs show a 20 mph speed limit and John St. A yellow bin sits by the kerb. Sunlight shines brightly behind the building, casting shadows.

A brick building with vertical white bars covering an outdoor stairwell. A sign reads “TESCO Stairs to Car park” with a blue arrow pointing up. Leafless shrubs and a tree are in the foreground; a blue sky is visible above.

Housing with touches of art deco in Sale, 2025

Squint and pretend you can’t see the uPVC!

A three-story brick apartment building with white accents and a central entrance. There are multiple windows on each floor, some with satellite dishes. A small front lawn, paved path, low brick wall, and a street sign are visible in the foreground under a clear sky.

Covered walkway in Sale, 2025

A glass-enclosed skybridge with red framing connects two brick buildings. Reflections are visible on the glass panels. In the background, a taller, modern building stands against a clear blue sky. Shadows fall on the walls below the bridge.

Sun-drenched Sale, 2025

I think this area has been pretty sensitively re-developed, although at £15 for breakfast, the rents can’t be cheap 😬

A modern pedestrian street lined with shops and cafes on both sides. Bicycles are parked in the foreground, and string lights hang overhead. People walk or sit at outdoor tables under a clear sky, with tall, dark buildings in the background.

New Century House, Manchester, March 2020

Looking up at an octagonal stained glass skylight with a geometric, colorful pattern. The ceiling around it is white with visible peeling paint and some cracks, suggesting age and wear. The stained glass glows with natural light filtering through.

A dim, narrow hallway with dirty, peeling cream-colored walls leads to two doorways at the end. The left door is labeled with a restroom sign. The floor is bare and scuffed, and the atmosphere appears old and neglected.

A slightly open, old window with peeling paint reveals a stone balcony railing outside. Blue sky with scattered clouds is visible above the railing. Beige curtains hang to the right, and sunlight casts soft shadows inside.

A hallway with beige walls and missing ceiling panels leads to a set of double wooden doors opening into a large, empty industrial space with worn floors and visible ceiling beams. Exposed wires hang from the hallway ceiling. The scene appears abandoned.

An empty, spacious room under renovation with exposed ceiling grids, blue carpet, scattered debris, and white columns. Two people walk near the right side, and large windows along the walls let in natural light. The space appears to be in an office building.

View through a window showing nearby multi-story buildings with white brick facades and large windows. The sky is partly cloudy, and city streets are visible below. Some reflections and smudges appear on the glass.

A small, brown metal spiral staircase ends abruptly at a ceiling opening in a worn stairwell. The wall beside it has large patches of peeling paint. A person in a black hat stands in the foreground, partially visible.

A group of people in coats stand inside a large, mostly empty room with wood-paneled walls and a dramatic ceiling covered in rectangular acoustic panels. The floor appears unfinished, and some scattered furniture and a whiteboard are visible along the wall.

A sign on a beige wall reads New Century House, Floor LG. Below, it lists Staff Facilities: Staff Restaurant, Staff Shop, Strollers Deli Bar, and Sports + Social Club. The sign has black, blue, and gray sections.

If I posted this 2 days ago when I meant to, it would’ve been 5 years to the day, too!

A staircase on the UMIST campus, 2022

I had a thing for exposed staircases during the summer I moved out of Manchester. Still do.

A modern brick building features large geometric windows with purple panels, revealing an indoor staircase. There is a wooden door at ground level, a small window to the left, and a glass rooftop structure above, all under a clear blue sky.

Ellen Wilkinson Building, Manchester, 2022

A four-story modern building with large rectangular windows framed in black and some outlined in orange. The entrance has glass doors, a canopy, and a sign. In front, there are green shrubs, a black railing, and a paved pathway leading to the door.

There’s more of it, from 2024, here.

And as if on cue, Steve Marland has posted some archive pictures of it, too.