Manchester's most bizarre landmarks - from Tommy's House of Fires to Gnome Island
We all know that Manchester is a place rich in history and architecture and features some incredible official landmarks.
This list isn't intended to be comprehensive, so if you feel there are others we should include, let us know in the comments section below. However, its still a sight to behold, plastered with advertising and in-your-face offers covering almost every inch of its facade. Truly one of the region's most eccentric unofficial landmarks.
Sadly the building has stood empty since its closure in 1995. There have been numerous proposals through the years to restore the old cinema but none have yet come to fruition. Stockport Pyramid Great Pyramids of Egypt are among the world's wonders, so it makes sense to include our own pyramid. Stockport’s effort is technically a ziggurat, a stepped pyramid with terraces on its sides.
Frank Sidebottom statue This might seem a particularly odd thing to stumble across for any visitor to Timperley unfamiliar with the comedy stylings of Frank Sidebottom. Born in Ashton-on-Mersey in Sale, artist and musician Chris Sievey created the comic persona of Frank Sidebottom in the 1980s, which quickly became popular on radio and television.
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