The mile-long stretch of the A6 that changed the world - and where it's going now
manchestereveningnews.co.ukToday, Chapel Street is a feast for the senses. Sunlight reflects off luxury apartment blocks. A cacophony of horns — each more angry than the last — is an exercise in self-policing egregious traffic offences.
There’s a metallic taste in the air from the fumes emanating from the junction with Trinity Way. And you can always smell something good cooking at one of the city’s new eateries and coffee houses. READ MORE: The incredible outdoor playpark named visitor attraction of the year It wasn’t always this way.
The one-mile stretch of Chapel Street as it continues onto The Crescent has seen a slew of development in the last few years, taking it from urban decay to towering symbols of the new Greater Manchester.
Recently, plans have been unveiled for a 26-storey residential tower on nearby Trinity Way. That will follow development around Middlewood Locks, which will be completed by the end of the year.
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