Here are three photos from a recent day out in Manchester city centre:
Below is the Great Northern Warehouse. This is a former railway goods warehouse building of the Great Northern Railway, which has been redeveloped as a car park and leisure complex. The building is located at the junction of Deansgate and Peter Street.
Below is the Chinatown gate in Manchester. This is the second biggest Chinatown in the UK.
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| Anglo Boer War Memorial 1899-1902 |
Above is the work of William Hamo Thorneycroft (1850 - 1925). It represents a soldier of the Manchester Regiment standing with bayonet fixed at the "ready" while a wounded comrade at his feet hands him a cartridge to continue the fight. The plinth represents a large rough rock, on the front face is a wreath of bay leaves. There are bronze plaques on all sides of the pedestal, three of which record the names of those who gave their lives in the War: 8 officers and 309 non-commissioned officers and men, including my Great Grandfather, Richard Ishmael, who was killed by a sniper.
My great grandfather was also called richard ishmael from wigan and was in the 2nd manchester he also died in the boar war.
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