This is not an earthquake in Athens. The demolition of Manchester Royal Infirmary in 1908 on the site of what is now Piccadilly Gardens. Caption this! @wmarybeard @holland_tompic.twitter.com/pZUpbWd6eE
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Scary data point about air quality in those days: the sides of those column drums started out the same color as the bases.
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Photos of buildings in Manchester from before the Clean Air Act are sometimes hard for me to recognise, even though I walk past them all the time.pic.twitter.com/ZLpBUOMpLm
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Woke Statues: performance art piece reflecting on whether ones legacy can pass the test of time.
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