| 29 September 2007, 4:11 pm |
I remember earlier this year or late last year during the Heritage Open Days week there was a rather informative free guided tour of some of manchester’s post-war architecture. The rumour at the time apparently was that plans for Manchester House to be demolished were on the drawing board. So here’s a photo whilst it is still there, the new Magistrates Court offices are in the background.
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| 28 September 2007, 5:45 pm |
Last night I went to a light show in a field near Chadkirk Chapel in Stockport Borough. It was an event to raise awareness of the local councils tv programme bid for cash to build a bridge over the river Goyt. It was essentially loads of strip lights placed in the ground under electricity pylons. The energy arcs from the power lines and lights the tubes in some way… It was interesting to see. It is there (vandalism permitted!) until next thursday.
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| 26 September 2007, 9:01 pm |
I’ve just had one of those moments when long forgotten memories suddenly return. The BBC Inside Out programme broadcast a piece on the TSS Manxman, formerly one of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company boats.
I got to go on board at one point when it was docked in Liverpool about the time it was being sold by the Steam Packet Company – which would make it somewhere around 1982. It was all rather nice inside, I quite clearly remember the wide stairway from the deck going down below that was shown on the programme. It was a shame to see the boat in such bad condition – I confess however I hadn’t realised it still existed. To this day I have a momento of the visit somewhere… a TSS Manxman branded orange life jacket with whistle! The life jackets were all getting thrown away at the time, I suppose as there was no further use for them.
Campaigners are trying to save the ship – but it looks like the current owners may have the boat scrapped, which would be a shame.
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| 25 September 2007, 7:04 pm |
The new Spinningfields development in Manchester is really worth a visit if you like photographing buildings. Some of the buildings are finished, others part finished – there are some good shots to be had…
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| 21 September 2007, 5:16 pm |
There was a rather nice view from one of the highest points of Glossop Road running between Marple Bridge and Glossop, I just happened to be working there last weekend. The view is looking towards Compstall and Marple in the far distance.
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