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... (and in fairness, Hazel Grove and Bramhall are pretty posh).
I think we know different Hazel Groves. Poynton, maybe, High Lane, certainly, but the Grove?
... (and in fairness, Hazel Grove and Bramhall are pretty posh).
I think we know different Hazel Groves. Poynton, maybe, High Lane, certainly, but the Grove?
Only just learnt of the Church of All Souls in Ancoats. Tempted to take a cycle ride over to check it out. Anyone know if the building is in use?
That’s Salford.View attachment 224335
"MediaCity", 1992. Should have kept the cranes IMO. Glasgow did 'old docks' better.
I (used to?) work there but I've not been since, I don't know, March, so I don't know what state everything is in. There is stuff in MCUK like restaurants but not a huge amount. The tram to Manchester is a winding journey that takes about 25 mins.
It's now flats. It was actually owned by Manchester City Council, which was arguably criminal in its neglect of the place. It's a Pugin, a fucking Pugin, of Houses of Parliament fame, and the cunts in Manchester town hall let it become derelict with the roof missing. Utter bastards.Do you follow Skyliner or something? I saw that this morning too.
Provided I actually have this right, there's a church by Williams BMW on Upper Brook Street that was absolutely fucked for years, no roof and in a similar state to this Ancoats one. Just had a search for it on Street View and it looks in perfect condition now.
Edit: Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester | Historic England - doesn't really show how bad it was
A friend of mine does a lot of open water swimming, mostly Sale Water Park and also Pickmere Lake (plus swimming in Wales and the Lake District).Anyone know any good wild swimming spots near Manchester? Not got a car but a bike and don't mind cycling 20 odd miles to find a decent spot.
Is that from the hotel above the Free Trade Hall?Lovely Manchester. View attachment 236796
Yer posh get - dread to think how much that hotel costs.Yes, cracking view.
Went to the Whitworth exhibition for this - interesting, but ultimately quite depressing - I spent a little time listening to the interviews of former atttendees and they were full of references to this person or that who was in prison for dealing smack, or who had died of a heroin overdose, or had been stabbed to death in a robbery etc - things seem to have taken a really dark turn for the community who went there after it closed.That made me think "I bet this thread probably discussed when they excavated that one club" but then after a quick look I couldn't find anything, so here's something about when they excavated the Reno: the forgotten history of the reno: manchester’s original nightclub for mixed race youth
This [Sutent] is my only real option. It is not a cure but can hold the cancer back, so I will probably be on it until I die. When they said I would have to pay £3,500 for the drugs each month, I thought where am I going to find the money? I'm the one person in this industry who famously has never made any money. I used to say 'some people make money and some make history', which is very funny until you find you can't afford to keep yourself alive. I've never paid for private healthcare because I'm a socialist. Now I find you can get tummy tucks and cosmetic surgery on the NHS but not the drugs I need to stay alive. It is a scandal
He influenced them to fix the postcode lottery, but too late for his own care. BBC - Manchester - Features - Tony Wilson and SutentI spent a lot of time around Tony Wilson in the late 80s/early 90s, and watched him grow from Granada Reports to The Hacienda. I watched him take bands to stardom, and I watched him die a pauper, as he couldn't afford the drugs he needed to keep him alive.
What sort of fucked up world are we living in, where one of the most influential people of all time is allowed to die, because he couldn't afford the medication he needed to keep him alive?
Edit: I just found this quote from him:
I don't know how I missed this, probably too busy rolling my eyes I don't think I'll be trying the 'fish'.moose - fishless fish and chips
A new vegan 'fish' and chip shop has opened in Manchester
There's one pretty major ingredient missing from Manchester's newest chippywww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk