Macho, Phallic Manchester

DJ and prolific scribbler on the subject of ‘Manchester’, Dave Haslam has recently done a piece for the BBC website about the ‘changing cityscape’ of Manchester. It’s only short but worth a watch – have a look:



Fairly predictable stuff, I guess – Castlefield, old vs new, post-bomb regeneration. I liked his take on the Beetham Tower though - “macho, phallic power being expressed”, apparently. I hadn’t thought about it in quite that way before, I have to admit. I think I’ll be viewing the city in a slightly different light now.