Mundane pictures of the North

[farmerbarleymow]

And these are on the Crown Court at Minshull Street, a bit more weather-beaten given they are outside. Gargoyles should be mandatory for every building - they are ace!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Strictly speaking, most of those are bosses and the remaining are grotesques, not gargoyles

Bloody pedant. They're all gargoyles to me, so sod off!

 

[Orang Utan]

They're only gargoyles if they are water spouts. Didn't you pay attention to Blue Peter in the 80s?
They were always banging on about them after the York Minster fire.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Didn't you pay attention to Blue Peter in the 80s?

No.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

What's the story with that mural Throbbing Angel ?

there are a few in an area called Poulton in Morecambe - which I think used to mainly be populated by people working in the fishing industry way back when- I assume this is a heritage thing - there are a few of them knocking around - all on gable ends of buildings in this area

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCTE8_Cockle_picker_mural_Poulton_Road_Morecambe_Lancashire_Uk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poulton-le-Sands

 

[Throbbing Angel]

more bus station action - this time looking the other way

and local slot machine dive near the bus station advertises badly spelled food options


who the hell is going in there for a Sandwish at 4am!?!?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

who the hell is going in there for a Sandwish at 4am!?!?

I suppose people who have just lost their monthly income on the slot machines buy a sandwich to try and hide their sorrow.

 

[Frances Lengel]

more bus station action - this time looking the other way

and local slot machine dive near the bus station advertises badly spelled food options
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who the hell is going in there for a Sandwish at 4am!?!?

Prozzies. And maybe taxi drivers as well.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

you may be right, there is a taxi rank round the corner

 

[longdog]

Just a few shots from my day trip to Stradhoughton.

T' Train bloody station



T' bloody train bloody station a bloody gain.



T' Locarno bloody dancehall



T' town bloody centre. I don't know who that bloke is.




T' bloody footbal bloody ground. It's that bloody bloke again.




Oop on t' bloody moors. It's that bloke AGAIN!





THERE HE IS AGAIN!!



THAT'S IT! I'M CALLING THE POLICE!!

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Been to Carnforth, went to the railway station

Yes - it is that 'clock'





hang on, I mean 'that' clock

 

[farmerbarleymow]

But did you get some grit in your eye and were forced to get a handsome stranger help you in the waiting room?

 

[Throbbing Angel]

No but they were showing the film in the heritage centre - I always think of Celia Imrie's voice when I hear dialogue from that film...

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Carnforth looks like it is on its uppers at the mo'

Shops closing, pubs shutting, etc

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That's a shame, but I suppose if it relies heavily on tourism as an industry it is bound to suffer while people are skint.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Cheers. Going out taking pictures allows me to indulge myself in the delusion that my life's got some sort of purpose I'm glad when people like em though.

Pictures are boss - even if they are of Manc land

 

[davesgcr]

Been to Carnforth, went to the railway station

Yes - it is that 'clock'

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hang on, I mean 'that' clock

Probably one of the best ever UK films - best watched on a Winters evening to get the full effect - in front of a coal fire. Etc...

 

[Throbbing Angel]

St Mary's Church, Morecambe

 

[neonwilderness]

Team Valley, Gateshead

Closed footbridge. It used to lead into a warehouse which has since been pulled down and rebuilt as business units.



Random bin



Juxtaposition between an old unit and a fairly new hotel



Electrical stuff crossing the river



The sandbags are because the river if often prone to flooding here. During the great toon flood this was all under about a foot of water.





Advertising boards (2 of 7) on the main road

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Team Valley, Gateshead
Juxtaposition between an old unit and a fairly new hotel

Jesus, that is a depressing view, and would look even worse in the rain. Do they have free Prozac dispensers on the corner so people are protected from the soul-crushing sight?

 

[neonwilderness]

Jesus, that is a depressing view, and would look even worse in the rain. Do they have free Prozac dispensers on the corner so people are protected from the soul-crushing sight?

The river runs alongside the road here, so there's a bit of a view I guess. Unless it rains and this happens

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Pity the river doesn't flood enough to completely obscure those depressing buildings.

And wash them away into the North Sea!

 

[neonwilderness]

Pity the river doesn't flood enough to completely obscure those depressing buildings.

And wash them away into the North Sea!

I live on the other side of the river (albeit a bit higher up), so I'd rather it didn't

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I live on the other side of the river (albeit a bit higher up), so I'd rather it didn't

I'll send you some sandbags, and do a rain dance.

Are there any dams upstream we could blow up to make sure those horrible buildings are washed away? Does Kielder form part of the Tyne catchment?

 

[neonwilderness]

Are there any dams upstream we could blow up to make sure those horrible buildings are washed away? Does Kielder form part of the Tyne catchment?

Kielder does feed into the Tyne. But this is the Team, it doesn't reach the Tyne for another couple of miles. There's only a few streams that lead into this, so you'd have to persuade a farmer to leave a tap running or something

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I'm sure there'll be a sufficiently large back surge up the Team once the enormous volume of water from Kielder roars past the confluence. Where there's a will there's a way.

 

[Redeyes]

Had a walk down Duke Bar today, most of it is being redeveloped at the moment with row upon row of terrace houses boarded up waiting to be demolished.

The canal bridge nearby looks a bit worse for wear too

Olivers Off Licence didn't seem too inviting so I went to Tesco for my cheap wine instead...

 

[Frances Lengel]

I'd have gone to Oliver's, me - Check the Lyons Maid sign out. And I bet Oliver does strong cans for a pound.

 

[Shirl]

Had a walk down Duke Bar today, most of it is being redeveloped at the moment with row upon row of terrace houses boarded up waiting to be demolished.

The canal bridge nearby looks a bit worse for wear too

Olivers Off Licence didn't seem too inviting so I went to Tesco for my cheap wine instead...

I grew up in Burnley, in Stoneyholme and I remember all these places. Great photos

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I've got some cracking pictures of some pig-ugly buildings in Preston to post - probably tomorrow once I've done the necessary work on them. Preston certainly has its fair share of very unappealing buildings, but also some lovely ones to be fair - like any town. A nice little town centre, although I felt like I was in a foreign country with them all speaking in this weird Lancastrian accent.