Mundane pictures of the North
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Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
More oddness from Morecambe signage - it's all a bit 'One of us! One of us!' around here sometimes.
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farmerbarleymow
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Park and Ride, Manchester Piccadilly. 
farmerbarleymow
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Quite a few people stopped to take pictures, unsurprisingly! 
Yes, that is an attempt at parking rather than a crash.
New restaurant on Spring Bank. I'm looking forward to trying this.
Spring Bank Tavern being turned into flats.
Warehouse conversion and 80s flats at the northern end of High Street, where it joins one of Hull's most distinctively named streets, Wincolmlee.
Poor old Sharkey's, with its legendary 'trebles for singles' offer, was the last bar standing on George Street, but closed last year.
Fancy tailor's shop on Grimston Street. Don't think I'd noticed this place before.
Hipster bar on Princes Ave where me and longdog had a drink last night, complete with interestingly shaped bottle opener and utterly gorgeous barman.
Taken on the way to work this morning. Hull City Council aren't wasting time over trumpeting yesterday's news that the Ferens Art Gallery is to host the Turner Prize in 2017. And rightly so IMO: landing that is a tremendous coup for the city.
Back of the KC Stadium, from the path by the railway line.
Facing the other way, the reason I was there: The East Yorkshireman railtour, hauled by 45690 Leander, taking water at West Parade North Junction.
Leander setting off for Scarborough, with safety valves blowing.
A rather different sort of train, in Victoria Square.
Anti-austerity demo, Victoria Square. There were about 200 people there I reckon, which considering the lack of publicity isn't too bad. More anti-austerity action planned, in which I've every intention of getting involved.
farmerbarleymow
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Beautiful dog. 
I love this bit of graffiti. Urban Trendz, which is opposite and in front of which I was standing when I took this picture, bills itself as an urban clothes shop and also claims to sell graffiti products, so I reckon they had something to do with it. Just out of the pic to the left is a sort of official graffiti wall - which I ought to have photographed at the same time, really, but I was in a hurry to get to work. Shame about the pointless tag on the shop shutters, though.
On the High Street, one of the many staithes running down to the river. Most of the buildings are now flats and offices, but in years gone by these alleys were used for access to the quays alongside which small sailing ships moored to load and unload.
One staithe north. Most port activity in Hull is now well out in the east of the city and around the Albert Dock in the south-west, and most of the businesses around High Street are recruitment agencies and, increasingly, small web and app developers and other bits of the 'digital economy,' which is apparently growing faster around the Humber - and mainly in Hull - than anywhere in the country apart from London. And yet, there are still traces of the Old Town's maritime past if you look for them.
*e2a* The 'digital economy' is set to do even better once C4Di's new building - which is going up atm - opens:
I like it: it's bold and striking and it'll be a nice addition to the city skyline, and also help with the regeneration of the Fruit Market area.
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On the way to catch the 0625 to London on Monday morning:
Back of Paragon station, with trains and the Megabus lined up for the day's work.
Sun coming up over Anlaby Road tower blocks.
Flower stall setting up for the day.
The train was a few minutes late arriving, and the sense of impatience was mounting.
Looking north. The platforms to the left are just used as overnight stabling for trains these days.
Back of Paragon station, with trains and the Megabus lined up for the day's work.
Sun coming up over Anlaby Road tower blocks.
Flower stall setting up for the day.
The train was a few minutes late arriving, and the sense of impatience was mounting.
Looking north. The platforms to the left are just used as overnight stabling for trains these days.
farmerbarleymow
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Yes, just past shit farm. I met a child today who told me that if you go up the side of shit farm you can see the back of the kitchen and the kettle is still there. I'm going to have a look next time I pass that way.
First long walk I've done in nearly 3 three years
farmerbarleymow
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Yes, just past shit farm. I met a child today who told me that if you go up the side of shit farm you can see the back of the kitchen and the kettle is still there. I'm going to have a look next time I pass that way.
First long walk I've done in nearly 3 three years
Good to hear you've been able to go on a long walk again, after all the problems you've had with your knees.
You could go and nick the kettle, and sell it on e-bay.
neonwilderness
What would Badgers do?
Fuchs66
Ring a ding
Fez909
toilet expert
Really? Aw, well. It still managed to intimidate meIt's a Hoverfly you big wuss!
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
needs flat hat
(or do real northerners not wear them any more now the hipsters have gone postmodern and ironic with them?)
and pint of mild not visible
and
at scarcity of decent mild this far southA wet walk to work via Wright Street on Friday morning:
Perhaps another sign of improving times: this is one of only a couple of empty units on what only last year seemed to be a street in trouble.
Think this firm is new.
Looking back towards Prospect Street. Not the prettiest vista in the city tbh.
More shops and offices.
90s flats, I think.
Perhaps another sign of improving times: this is one of only a couple of empty units on what only last year seemed to be a street in trouble.
Think this firm is new.
Looking back towards Prospect Street. Not the prettiest vista in the city tbh.
More shops and offices.
90s flats, I think.
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Looking down Percy Street, from the corner of Wright Street.
This shop always cheers me up, for some reason.
Baker Street, with nicely ornate street sign and the city's biggest gay venue, Fuel, in the background.
Guildhall Road.
Statue of Leo Schultz (1900-91), sometime city council leader and general bigwig in Hull's politics between the 1940s and 80s.
Unison HQ, on Quay Street.
Friday afternoon, walking across town after lunch on the waterfront. Contrast these pics with those of Humber Street Sesh from last year and 2013...
The area's a building site at the moment, what with C4Di going up in the background (just to the right of the flood barrier), and major improvement works on Humber Street.
I like how they've left the old road signs up, even though the fruit market was relocated decades ago. It didn't make sense to keep it in this part of town once the Humber and Prince's Docks, which this pic faces away from, had closed.
Humber Street. I'm looking forward to seeing the area when all the renovation is complete.
Humber Dock Street, with the dock to the left. The building on the right is 1884, a relatively new restaurant that's picking up awards left, right and centre. I'd love to try it, but it's bloody expensive so I'm waiting for someone to take me there!
Looking back towards the Humber.
Preserved Humber 'keel' - a type of local river/coastal sailing vessel - in the marina.
Old winding engine, once used for hauling small ships out of the water.
The area's a building site at the moment, what with C4Di going up in the background (just to the right of the flood barrier), and major improvement works on Humber Street.
I like how they've left the old road signs up, even though the fruit market was relocated decades ago. It didn't make sense to keep it in this part of town once the Humber and Prince's Docks, which this pic faces away from, had closed.
Humber Street. I'm looking forward to seeing the area when all the renovation is complete.
Humber Dock Street, with the dock to the left. The building on the right is 1884, a relatively new restaurant that's picking up awards left, right and centre. I'd love to try it, but it's bloody expensive so I'm waiting for someone to take me there!
Looking back towards the Humber.
Preserved Humber 'keel' - a type of local river/coastal sailing vessel - in the marina.
Old winding engine, once used for hauling small ships out of the water.
Castle Street, busy as always.
From there I walked across town and up Beverley Road, of which I'm very fond since I lived there for six years. It is a bit run down, but fascinating.
Norfolk Street, with what used to be The Lamp bar, now turned into offices. Once it was the coolest venue in town, but that was before Princes Ave got fashionable.
I still think of no.76 as the Toynton Hotel, in which guise it stood derelict for years before being renovated as flats.
Harley Street.
Salvation Army building.
More renovation work. These buildings were boarded up last time I went past.
Banks Harbour pub and The Welly nightclub beyond.
Offices, but once evidently the HQ of Fields Model Bakery, whatever that might have been. I'd never noticed that before.
Ah-ha! So the former Hardaker's has been let as a furniture shop. Good. That should put paid to the residential development that might have threatened the Welly, next door.
Litter outside the old Northern Library - not a victim of the current spending cuts, but rather a reorganisation of the city libraries service ten years ago. Appears to be back in use now, although for what I don't know.
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Former Stepney station. There used to be two railway lines through the north of the city. This one, at ground-level, had numerous level crossings that used to cause horrendous traffic jams and was closed in the 1960s along with the branches to Withernsea and Hornsea. The high-level line further north remains in use for freight to and from the docks.
Pub opposite; a rather nice, old-school locals' pub which used to have a signal box in what's now the beer garden.
From outside the pub, looking back towards the former station. The trackbed is now a footpath from Beverley Road to Princes Avenue.
Looking the other way. The railway line used to run down what's now the cycle path dead ahead.
Polish butcher's window display.
Aroma used to have a good reputation, but I suspect we've seen the last of it now after it had a catastrophic visit from the food hygiene inspectors last week.
This place has been boarded for as long as I can remember, although I'm sure when I used to walk by every day the sign wasn't visible.
Weird little independent Saab specialist on the corner of Queens Road...
... with nice graffiti on the side.
Princes Road, which runs from the junction of Queens Road, Princes Ave and Newland Ave. Years ago a mate of mine had a house up here with some kind of old warehouse in its back yard. Scene of some epic parties back in the day.
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