Mundane pictures of the North

[King Biscuit Time]

Are they Kelvin or Park Hill or Hyde Park Fez909 ? The flats, I'm on about.

That's Park Hill. It's still there (it has to be, at present it's controversially a grade II* listed building) and about 10% of the flats have been redeveloped by Urban Splash. Not sure if they're selling particularly well but there a few sold stickers up in the windows. Hyde Park flats were just behind Park Hill and even taller. Hyde park was demolished in 2004 - and seeing as your pictures show Sheaf Square, the area in front of Sheffield Station being redeveloped they must have been taken in 2005 or early 2006.

 

[Fez909]

Those dates sound about right

 

[farmerbarleymow]

View attachment 40393 St Dunstan's church, Moston.

View attachment 40394 The Museum pub, now a greengrocers.

View attachment 40395 The Ben Brierley - One time HQ of the infamous Ben Mob. Now a CAB.

I used to get the 81 bus down Moston Lane every day, and remember someone describing how one firework night I think some local youths installed an upside down burning cross in the grounds of that church for amusement, but not to the amusement of the church staff needless to say.

I remember those pubs being open when I used to pass, but they did appear a bit rough.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

What are the odds

I know

View attachment 40393 St Dunstan's church, Moston.

View attachment 40394 The Museum pub, now a greengrocers.

View attachment 40395 The Ben Brierley - One time HQ of the infamous Ben Mob. Now a CAB.

Bloody Hell frances. It's like you've followed me around in th 1990's and posted photos of nearly everywhere I've worked, drank, danced, pulled and etc'd

Used to work, drink and play in Moston. Still have mates there. Was involved in a few nasty raids when working at that Barclays next to The Museum, or Mausoleum as we used to call it 'Cos it's dead in here, innit'

 

[Throbbing Angel]

I remember those pubs being open when I used to pass, but they did appear a bit rough.

They were/are. N'owt like the more sedate kind of place you are used to Farmer.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

They were/are. N'owt like the more sedate kind of place you are used to Farmer.

I'm a wuss. I don't do rough.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

I'm a wuss. I don't do rough.

Insert predictable joke here

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Insert predictable joke here

Shut it!

 

[seventh bullet]

I love this thread. Thanks all.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Bingo! Thursday lunchtime looks busy

 

[neonwilderness]

Just posted these on the main photo thread, but they are relevant here too

 

[cyberfairy]

There was no sign about why the feet were there. Heysham Village. Today.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Isn't there a nuclear power station in Heysham, which might explain the ghostly feet?

 

[cyberfairy]

Yes and even that looked romantic in the early Autumnal sunshine.

 

[Shirl]

There was no sign about why the feet were there. Heysham Village. Today.

Were things for sale? I would have liked those feet.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Were things for sale? I would have liked those feet.

But they're radioactive. Don't buy them Shirl!

 

[cyberfairy]

I could not work out if anything was for sale apart from shells for 5p and the wild nettle cordial. On a radioactive tip, I still guiltily snigger at the memory of the obituary of a worker at Heysham Power Plant where the heading was rather unfortunately,' His smile lit up the room.'

 

[cyberfairy]

 

[cyberfairy]

Don't look left!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Don't look left!

I can feel the gamma rays warming me from here. Bet you don't need to eat Ready Brek to keep warm round your way!

 

[cyberfairy]

Not quite sure if ancient radioactive cliff top viking graves count as mundane but thats how we roll in the North!

 

[cyberfairy]

Seriously, we were amazed today at how no-one else had picked all the blackberries- I have just had a massive DOH! moment!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Seriously, we were amazed today at how no-one else had picked all the blackberries- I have just had a massive DOH! moment!

The bramble crumble that bakes itself! Radioactive food is the FUTURE!

 

[cyberfairy]

A prize to be lost in the post for anyone who can find the cat in this pic!

 

[cyberfairy]

Phwoar!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A prize to be lost in the post for anyone who can find the cat in this pic!

Found it! Hiding behind the white square in the middle of the picture. What do I win? Don't tell me...several pounds of rather warm blackberries.

 

[cyberfairy]

Well done! And they are not just warm blackberries, oh no. Ever had that annoying moment when you want some blackberries from your kitchen but you can't find the light switch? Worry no more!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Well done! And they are not just warm blackberries, oh no. Ever had that annoying moment when you want some blackberries from your kitchen but you can't find the light switch? Worry no more!

And they never go off, so always give off that lovely warm glow cutting your leccy bill in half.

 

[cyberfairy]

 

[neonwilderness]