The top photo was taken in the late 1970s/ early 1980s (kindly provided to me by Warren Marshall when I was writing my Rebuilding Manchester book back in 2010). It looks towards the derelict Merchants Warehouse in Castlefield with Middle Warehouse also in the background.

The bottom photo is from 2025 and shows the transformation of not just Merchants Warehouse and Middle Warehouse (both of which went on to be Grade II listed in 1988 and 1990 respectively) but Castlefield in the wider sense, along with the incredible Crown Street and Deansgate Square in the background.