Mundane pictures of the North

[Frances Lengel]

Back Of O/M magistrates court & the civic.



Candlelight - Oldham's world famous nightspot. Night should be spelt Nite though. Either way it shows up all yer dubstep nights & squat parties for the emperors clothing they so clearly are.



The Tommyfield in a downpour.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Shops at Hulme Hall Lane/Oldham Rd, Miles Platting.



Sawley Rd estate & Alburn Court M/P.



Church on Varley St M/P.

 

[Frances Lengel]

The Apollo & Nelson Court, Varley St.



Houses on Droitwich Rd M/P from Oldham Rd. These used to be maisonettes with another two storeys on the top - The bit with the pointy roof was the stairwell which has been incorporated into the house next door. Some stairwells in other blocks were made into skinny one bedroom houses though.



Gunson St flats from Oldham Rd. The block in the foreground is no longer a council block & has had it's name changed from Oldham Court to The Apple Building. The other three blocks are still council though & have been done up not so long ago.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Rodney Court - This was also part of Gunson St estate. this block's been left like this for something approaching twenty years.



Houses off Livesy St, Collyhurst.



Maisonettes and shops at Hamerton Rd Collyhurst. In the process of being emptied prior to demolition.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Mossbrook Court and either Roach or Vauxhall court Collyhurst.



Either Roach or Vauxhall Court.



Maisonettes awaiting demolition.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Shops on Rochdale Rd Collyhurst. There's been a pawnshop here for generations.



Collyhurst Village from Rochdale Rd.



War Memorial, Rochdale Rd.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Hendham Vale from Harpurhey Rd.



Steps off Harpurhey Rd.



Smile Fanny.

Got me feet wet taking that.

 

[Frances Lengel]

The Robin Hood, Cheetham Hill Rd.



Cheetham Hill Rd.



Tree lined avenue, Crumpsall.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Big puddle in Crumpsall.



Making a splash.



Hexagon Tower, Delauneys Rd, Crumpsall. Used to be ICI years ago.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Another.



And another.



Shops at Riverdale, Higher Blackley. The blue one on the end's open.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Riverdale again.



Shops and flats at Plant Hill, Higher Blackley. If there isn't a Plant Hill Mob there should be.

 

[killer b]

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Candlelight - Oldham's world famous nightspot. Night should be spelt Nite though. Either way it shows up all yer dubstep nights & squat parties for the emperors clothing they so clearly are.

i went out clubbing in oldham last year, it was actually a pretty good night out. we didn't end up in the candlelight though

 

[Frances Lengel]

Cabaret then?

 

[Firky]

We went to see them ones

These are just along the road from me

Newcastle uni has documented them all: http://rockart.ncl.ac.uk/

 

[neonwilderness]

A few more Sunderland pics. None mundane ones can be found here

 

[Frances Lengel]

Great set of pics there Frances Lengel. Especially like the gasometer and Yorkshire St

And Firky, those pictures of Northumberland's countryside are great. They look like a cross between the rolling hills you see in the Tour de France and the Windows XP background. Lovely!

Here's some cobbled streets

And some washing hanging out the front of a b2b terrace

Is that a proper back to back like in Fig 2?

 

[Fez909]

Is that a proper back to back like in Fig 2?

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It is indeed my good man. I'd never seen them before moving to Leeds. I'm still a bit wow-ed by them What if there's a fire!? One way in and out. Same as a flat, I suppose, but they just seem so mental I struggle to get my head around them.

Hebden Bridge has some interesting houses which I've not seen anywhere else as well: underdwellings. Built on hills, the top two floors are one house facing uphill, the bottom two floors face downhill. Odd.

edit: forgot to say. Nice drawing

 

[Roadkill]

One or two I took last night, whilst catching up with an old colleague and having more to drink than is sensible on a Monday night...



The inside of the smallest window in Britain, in what is now the meter cupboard, at the George Hotel.



The outside of the George. The little window is just out of shot to the left. They've made a superb job of the restoration and the landlord is a very pleasant bloke and evidently knows his business. The pub's doing really well since it reopened, apparently - long may that continue.



Front of another historic Hull pub, Ye Olde White Hart, seen from the beer garden.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

* snip *

Hebden Bridge has some interesting houses which I've not seen anywhere else as well: underdwellings. Built on hills, the top two floors are one house facing uphill, the bottom two floors face downhill. Odd.

* snip *

The good old flying freeholds. An ingenious way of dealing with steep terrain.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

some sterling work here - shame my camera is knackered (and I use a dumbphone, so no camera there)

Will have a go with my ipod touch later

 

[farmerbarleymow]

some sterling work here - shame my camera is knackered (and I use a dumbphone, so no camera there)

Will have a go with my ipod touch later

Drawings are an acceptable alternative.

 

[longdog]

OK, brace yourselves, actual working industrial coal fired stuff. Mundane back in the 70s but thrillingly unusual these days.

Actual coal! like from the 80s!

I did some agency driving there for a week and learnt something they don't tell you in your HGV test... Coal dust is VERY slippery when wet.

I drove my eight wheel tipper straight in to the back of another one. There I was, a good 300 metres from the truck in front... A little bit of gentle breaking... WTF!!!! Nothing's happening... Try a bit of cadence breaking... Nope... Try whacking the fucker in reverse and giving it full throttle... ARRRRGH!!! CRUNCH!!!

"Don't worry about it mate" says the driver in front "We all do that at least once a month that's why all of the trucks have their fronts smashed in"

 

[longdog]

Being blown up or demolished in a boring way?

Blown up and there's another three to go

We could make a meet out of it. Dynamite and beer, a winning combination.

The problem is they'll most likely bring it down sunday morning which is damned inconsiderate I think. What's wrong with saturday tea time?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I know - they should plan it for the convenience of the viewing public.

 

[longdog]

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Front of another historic Hull pub, Ye Olde White Hart, seen from the beer garden.

Technically speaking I'm still on a lifetime ban from that place.

I got shouted at by the landlady for moving a valuable antique chair. I'm not sure how old a chair has to be to be considered a valuable antique but I'm pretty sure Thomas Chippendale didn't craft his fine furniture from MDF. Anyway, I told her not to be such a stupid cow and told one of the 'regulars' to fuck off and mind his own business

Naturally I finished my pint in one gulp and, with my head held high, I left with a "I've been banned from better places than this". An effect somewhat ruined by having to send my ex back in to reclaim my baccy tin and Zippo

 

[longdog]

I know - they should plan it for the convenience of the viewing public.

Fuck the viewing public, they should plan it for the convenience of us.

I'll write to the council.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Fuck the viewing public, they should plan it for the convenience of us.

I'll write to the council.

Quite right. Don't forget to use green ink in your letter.

 

[neonwilderness]

I got shouted at by the landlady for moving a valuable antique chair. I'm not sure how old a chair has to be to be considered a valuable antique but I'm pretty sure Thomas Chippendale didn't craft his fine furniture from MDF. Anyway, I told her not to be such a stupid cow and told one of the 'regulars' to fuck off and mind his own business

Is the middle of a pub really such a sensible place to keep an antique chair anyway?

 

[Frances Lengel]

It is indeed my good man. I'd never seen them before moving to Leeds. I'm still a bit wow-ed by them What if there's a fire!? One way in and out. Same as a flat, I suppose, but they just seem so mental I struggle to get my head around them.

Hebden Bridge has some interesting houses which I've not seen anywhere else as well: underdwellings. Built on hills, the top two floors are one house facing uphill, the bottom two floors face downhill. Odd.

edit: forgot to say. Nice drawing

Nice one - the washing out front should've given me a bit of a clue. If if was a normal terrace rather than a b2b the washing would've been in the back yard.

 

[longdog]

Quite right. Don't forget to use green ink in your letter.

And lots of CAPITAL LETTERS underlined seemingly at random