Neil Roland - Gallery 2 Manchester Through Different Eyes
Each picture is from a limited edition of 50 and is printed from the
artist's original photographs. Each one is titled and signed by the artist.
For prices and framing options, please email the artist at
neil@neilroland.co.uk or telephone
Neil on 07792 365 437
Please note that the size, colours and quality of the pictures on
this page have been reduced for web viewing and do not accurately represent the
detail and vivid colours of the actual photographs
Theatre of Dreams
This is a large scale picture, incorporating a classic
Manchester United programme from the year the recipient of this particular
picture was born, the reflection of Sir Matt Busby in the façade of the
United Ground; the Red Devels Chip shop; the classic façade behind
stained glass; the front of the signage reflected in a puddle; a blending of
images of Cantona and Giggs; a pint of larger and the reflection of all the
chip shops and cafes outside the stadium in the office buildings
opposite.
Chethams Medley
Because the history of Chethams College is so bound up since
medieval times with Manchester Cathedral, this picture was created to
interweave the ancient details of Chethams with the contemporary, jewelled
stained glass in the cathedral.
Forever Manchester
A collection of terracotta, Silver and blue images of
Manchester’s landmarks, nearly all reflected in water, glass, enamel and
chrome. - from the Town Hall, the Central Station Clock and Central library, to
the Beetham Tower (Hilton Hotel), Harvey Nichols and Minshull Street Crown
Court.
Theatre of Dreams
Manchester United Football Club Stadium's
imposing entrance at Old Trafford, shot through antique stained
glass
The roofline of the Manchester Central
Reference Library, which was the largest municipal library in Europe when it
was opened by the king in 1936. The sky is naturally coloured - no filters (as
with all the other pictures)
Victoria Baths
Formerly known as High Street Baths, this
magnificent public baths is pictured before its forthcoming refurbishment, with
its battered but classic changing stalls and red and white curtains. The
building is rich in stained glass detail
Edgar Wood Building
This is the front door of the gorgeous
Grade One listed former Church of Christ Scientist at Victoria Park,
Manchester. Now the Edgar Wood bulding, named after the celebrated Arts &
Crafts architect of early 20th century
Balance & Tension
Detail at the City of Manchester
Stadium, home to Manchester City Football Club
City in Reflection
Facade of City of Manchester Stadium, home
to Manchester City Football Club
Stadium in Context
The City of Manchester Stadium peeps out in
between two untouched terrace homes in Beswick, just yards from the ultra
modern new stadium. Pictured at the turn of the 21st century
Barton Arcade
The 1870s wedding cake filigree of Barton Arcade
seen from St. Ann's Square and behind stained glass
Chepstow House
Here, Chepstow House on Chepstow Street swirls
in reflection. The historic Peveril of the Peak coaching inn is in the
background
G-Mex
G-Mex exhibition and concert hall is reflected to
remarkable effect in the polished granite and glass of Barbirolli
Square
University of Manchester
The famous facade of the university
shot through with colour from antique stained glass following the lines of the
buildling
Central Library Walk
Manchester's Central Reference Library,
built as Europe's largest municipal library, and the 1930s Town Hall Extension
provides a graceful walk through
Whitworth Gallery on CD
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford
Road, Manchester, reflected in a sculpture of CDs in its
grounds
The Midland
The Midland Hotel, where Rolls met Royce and scene
to so many important events through the 20th century. The brown granite
1903-build edifice is given an exotic light by the coloured
glass
Chetham's Library
The medieval Chethams library at Long
Millgate, Manchester, founded in the 15th century and home to an extraordinary
collection of ancient books, is where Marx & Engels worked together on
their manifestos
Crown Court Pink Lips
This gargoyle on Manchester's Crown
Court buildling, Minshull Street, has had its lips pinked by a passer
by
No. 3
This splended entrance is to Canada House, No. 3,
Chepstow Street
Ionic not Ironic
The Portico Library and Gallery, founded in
1806, is a haven for classic serenity in the middle of Moseley
Street
A forgotten Corner of China Town
An unnoticed, collapsing sign
to A & H Reich, manufacturers of Manchester's traditional mainstay of
cotton goods and handkerchiefs, right in the middle of what is now China Town.
Note the stylish stone work - but for how much longer will this
remain?
Sunlight House
Striking Deco simplicity of this great white
tower designed by Josph Sunlight at the corner of Quay Street and famous for
its swimming pool
Spiral
An aluminium spiral staircase in Hulme, sunlight making
graceful shadows on the brick wall
