Note also the metalwork in the library. There is a guided tour at noon on Wednesdays for the princely sum of 1. The Lowry and Manchester Ship Canal, Salford Quays Take Metrolink tram to Harbour City station and follow signs 200 metres to Lowry. Opens April 2000. There are two auditoria, the Lowry galleries and bars and restaurants.
Access is free to all areas except the auditoria.
Those who think they know the work of the increasingly recognised and valuable artist L.S. Lowry will be surprised at his range. After the Lowry take a walk along the promenade by the Manchester Ship Canal. Opened in 1894 this madly ambitious 35 mile watercourse provided in time a massive boost to the local economy in the same way the city's airport is doing today. The massive bulk of Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium across the canal is impossible to miss. You can also cross the lift footbridge to visit the minesweeper HMS Bronnington.