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A Japanese Maple in Salford — The Inkwell
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
Ordsall Chord Progress – 17th November 2017 — The Anonymous Widower
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
Posted in Manchester
Tagged infrastructure, Manchester, news, rail, Salford, Technology, transport
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How a sketch on a piece of paper became an £85m rail bridge – The i newspaper online iNews
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
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Art, comparison, Economics, England, Life, Manchester, Network Rail, Politics, Salford, Technology, travel, Urban
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Worsley — northumbrian : light
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
Posted in Salford
Tagged Blogging, Canals, design, Facts, greater manchester, infrastructure, Salford
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Stories of the River Irwell — Mark Carrigan
Interesting short film made by someone I met yesterday: via Stories of the River Irwell — Mark Carrigan
Pendleton Leads The Way With Salford Regeneration
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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Tagged construction, England, infrastructure, Manchester, Metropolis, Salford, Urban
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Love Your Streets
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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Tagged Culture, Life, Manchester, photography, Salford, street photography
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What’s the Problem With Weird?
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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Tagged Art, creativity, Culture, dance, drama, Illotopie, Manchester, Psychology, Salford, Salford Quays, Theatre, Water Fools
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Frack the so called BBC
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
Fish and chips. Oh yes.
Fridays are fish and chip nights at Stainforth Manor, which makes me incandescently happy. We get them from a little shop around the corner called Wokabout, which also does excellent Chinese food. It’s the most delicious fish and chips ever; … Continue reading
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Tagged England, fish and chips, food, Salford, takeaway, tess kincaid, wokabout
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