Deansgate - Original Drawing
Deansgate/Knott Mill (2024) - biro, ink and wash
Original drawing of Manchester’s Deansgate. On A3 cartridge paper.
Original drawing, signed. I’m more than happy to advise on mounting and framing. Original drawings, especially at A3, are expensive things due to the amount of time that goes into them. I’m more than happy to discuss payment options if you’d like to get in touch.
My spiel about the spot:
More contrasts going on in this scene with the Manchattan-style clusters in the background and the 19th century buildings in the front. The original name for the station, Knott Mill, was also the name given to the area, there's records of a mill on this site from the 16th century. An industrial mill later renamed the more exotic 'Brazil Mill' seems later to have been built on the site of the Medieval watermill.
The Bridgewater Canal, the first true industrial canal system in Britain, was completed in 1764 and ended at the area, just a hundred meters or so to the right.
The tower to the right was a church designed by Edward Walters, who also designed the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. It later became a studio for music mogul Pete Waterman and was where Rick Astley most certainly didn't record the vocals to Never Gonna Give You Up, despite the Manchester Evening News claiming he did.
Deansgate/Knott Mill (2024) - biro, ink and wash
Original drawing of Manchester’s Deansgate. On A3 cartridge paper.
Original drawing, signed. I’m more than happy to advise on mounting and framing. Original drawings, especially at A3, are expensive things due to the amount of time that goes into them. I’m more than happy to discuss payment options if you’d like to get in touch.
My spiel about the spot:
More contrasts going on in this scene with the Manchattan-style clusters in the background and the 19th century buildings in the front. The original name for the station, Knott Mill, was also the name given to the area, there's records of a mill on this site from the 16th century. An industrial mill later renamed the more exotic 'Brazil Mill' seems later to have been built on the site of the Medieval watermill.
The Bridgewater Canal, the first true industrial canal system in Britain, was completed in 1764 and ended at the area, just a hundred meters or so to the right.
The tower to the right was a church designed by Edward Walters, who also designed the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. It later became a studio for music mogul Pete Waterman and was where Rick Astley most certainly didn't record the vocals to Never Gonna Give You Up, despite the Manchester Evening News claiming he did.
Deansgate/Knott Mill (2024) - biro, ink and wash
Original drawing of Manchester’s Deansgate. On A3 cartridge paper.
Original drawing, signed. I’m more than happy to advise on mounting and framing. Original drawings, especially at A3, are expensive things due to the amount of time that goes into them. I’m more than happy to discuss payment options if you’d like to get in touch.
My spiel about the spot:
More contrasts going on in this scene with the Manchattan-style clusters in the background and the 19th century buildings in the front. The original name for the station, Knott Mill, was also the name given to the area, there's records of a mill on this site from the 16th century. An industrial mill later renamed the more exotic 'Brazil Mill' seems later to have been built on the site of the Medieval watermill.
The Bridgewater Canal, the first true industrial canal system in Britain, was completed in 1764 and ended at the area, just a hundred meters or so to the right.
The tower to the right was a church designed by Edward Walters, who also designed the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. It later became a studio for music mogul Pete Waterman and was where Rick Astley most certainly didn't record the vocals to Never Gonna Give You Up, despite the Manchester Evening News claiming he did.