Chester Road looking north towards the city centre.

“photo was taken back in 2010 during the depths of the recession.”

Continuing the theme from last week’s Flashback Friday post the view this week is from Chester Road looking north towards the city centre.

The top photo was taken back in 2010 during the depths of the recession.

The bottom photo is from January 2026 and captures some of the unreal change over the past decade or so.

From left to right:

Castle Wharf, designed by OMI Architects on behalf of RENAKER.

The under construction Fusion Manchester - designed by Corstorphine & Wright and being delivered by Domis Construction and Mayo Civil Engineering Limited on behalf of Fusion Group;

Deansgate Square West Tower; 45 storeys and 350 apartments. Designed by SimpsonHaugh on behalf of RENAKER;

Deansgate Square North Tower; 38 storeys and 276 apartments. Designed by SimpsonHaugh on behalf of RENAKER;

Deansgate Square East Tower; 51 storeys and 386 apartments. Designed by SimpsonHaugh on behalf of RENAKER;

Deansgate Square South Tower; 67 storeys and 496 apartments. Designed by SimpsonHaugh on behalf of RENAKER;

The under construction Plot F1 Tower; once complete 51 storeys with 494 apartments. Designed by SimpsonHaugh on behalf of RENAKER.