Mundane pictures of the North

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[Dillinger4]

Where is that roady? It looks like one of the original Parisian arcades

 

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Where is that roady? It looks like one of the original Parisian arcades

It's Hepworth's Arcade, in Hull.

 

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[farmerbarleymow]

I'm back from a mammoth mundane trek, and my feet are killing me - must have walked miles! I've got 380 photos to sort through, and select the worst, so will post the worst later.

I've had a lovely day wandering all around the city, actively looking for boring and quirky things - found loads you'll be pleased to hear!

 

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[farmerbarleymow]

First pic - take a close look at the signage. I didn't know such handy facilities were so close to where I live - excellent!

 

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On the corner of Great Ancoats Street, Manchester.

 

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Great Ancoats Street, Manchester.

This has been standing like this for a few years, as the developer went bust during the crash. It does seem that there were some workmen on site today, so hopefully there are moving the project forward again.

 

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Just off Great Ancoats Street.

 

[cyberfairy]

It's Hepworth's Arcade, in Hull.

There is is a similar and utterly beautiful one in Preston. Utterly empty now :-(

 

[Roadkill]

There is is a similar and utterly beautiful one in Preston. Utterly empty now :-(

Hepworths will go that way IMO. It's at the bottom of Whitefriargate, which is dying on its arse as a shopping street thanks to the recession and St Stephen's pulling the centre of gravity of the city decisively to the west. For now it's okay, but unless something happens to get more footfall down Whitefriargate people will stop going there. The fact it joins onto the market hall, which is still quite popular, might just save it though, I suppose.

 

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Hepworths will go that way IMO. It's at the bottom of Whitefriargate, which is dying on its arse as a shopping street thanks to the recession and St Stephen's pulling the centre of gravity of the city decisively to the west. For now it's okay, but unless something happens to get more footfall down Whitefriargate people will stop going there. The fact it joins onto the market hall, which is still quite popular, might just save it though, I suppose.

When I moved to Lancaster, it had some wonderful interesting shops, of which most have gone now :-( I wonder what things will be like in ten years time. The internet has closed the high street- be happy if all the sodding Cash Converters would fuck off and die though. I do want to visit Hull at some point

 

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That's a fantastic picture!

 

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I do want to visit Hull at some point

Come over. Me and longdog will get you completely shitfaced show you around our fine city.

 

[cyberfairy]

Come over. Me and longdog will get you completely shitfaced show you around our fine city.

I would probably be shitfaced by the time I arrived- I get bored on trains.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Just mapped my walk - 5.8 miles covered today, so not surprised my feet are sore. Or if you are feeling very geeky, the website says it equates to 13,430 steps. Quite a useful site to plot your walk:

http://walkit.com/plot-walk/

 

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Yet another mill - we trip over the damn things here in Manchester!

 

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Some nice graffiti just off Great Ancoats Street.

 

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Random old loading bay on Newton Street.