These buildings also reflect the commercial wealth in the city at this time as many are elaborately decorated and designed in a variety of architectural styles, including Classical, Baroque, Romanesque, Gothic, and Edwardian Baroque.
Most of the warehouses have since been converted for other purposes, including offices, shops, hotels, and apartments.
Listed structures associated with the canals include a flight of locks, an aqueduct, boundary walls, and bridges.
Listed buildings associated with the railways include two stations, a viaduct, a warehouse, and goods offices.
On the edge of the commercial area is Piccadilly Gardens, an open space that contains a number of listed statues.