Tag Archives: Salford

Chapel Street Police Station: #surprisingsalford #41 — Back on the road again

Posted on March 21, 2019 by agogo22

This is surely one of the most attractive police stations you have ever seen. The old police station on Chapel Street in Salford is near to the junction with Blackfriars Road and on the junction of Chapel Street and Salford … Continue reading →

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A Japanese Maple in Salford — The Inkwell

Posted on March 3, 2019 by agogo22

Salford, 2nd March 2019   Winter wasn’t kind to our friend round the back Who was anchored to the rocks by its roots The evergreens kept a watchful eye As it sat there dormant in the wind rain and snow … Continue reading →

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Ordsall Chord Progress – 17th November 2017 — The Anonymous Widower

Posted on November 21, 2017 by agogo22

The Ordsall Chord is now more or less complete. I started my walk by the Museum of Science and Industry and walked in a circle finishing up in the car park of the Manchester Marriott Victoria and Albert Hotel. Ticketing … Continue reading →

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How a sketch on a piece of paper became an £85m rail bridge – The i newspaper online iNews

Posted on August 17, 2017 by agogo22

It began with a series of simple, hand-drawn sketches on a piece of A4 paper and became an £85m rail bridge. These rough pencil drawings were an architect’ Source: How a sketch on a piece of paper became an £85m … Continue reading →

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Worsley — northumbrian : light

Posted on July 7, 2017 by agogo22

Like Runcorn, Worsley is another place I would never think to go but for the canals. Also, like Runcorn, it is on a branch of the Bridgewater Canal although in this instance it ultimately leads somewhere – to Leigh and … Continue reading →

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Stories of the River Irwell — Mark Carrigan

Posted on July 25, 2016 by agogo22

Interesting short film made by someone I met yesterday: via Stories of the River Irwell — Mark Carrigan

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Pendleton Leads The Way With Salford Regeneration

Posted on July 24, 2016 by agogo22

IT was announced in 2013 that Salford City Council would receive £650-million-pound in order to regenerate the area. With the project now in full swing of its 30-year plan, here is an update on how… Source: Pendleton Leads The Way With … Continue reading →

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Love Your Streets

Posted on May 9, 2016 by agogo22

Uncommonly sunny weather today so thought I’d share some brief snaps I took in and around my beloved hometown of Manchester (and Salford) in north-west England. This here is a Worker Bee. Since the Industrial Revolution it has become one … Continue reading →

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What’s the Problem With Weird?

Posted on April 3, 2016 by agogo22

A blue mini pedals along atop the water, a man’s head catches fire, a woman rows her bed along with twin oars whilst lampposts erect from submergence like surfacing U-boats, and that’s before we even get to the flame wielding … Continue reading →

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Frack the so called BBC

Posted on February 5, 2016 by agogo22

They say that you can tell as much about what corrupt news organisations fear by what they don’t report on, as what they do. I have no idea who they are and indeed I may have even made them up … Continue reading →

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