Mundane pictures of the North

[longdog]

not one i took myself, but this 1981 picture of york shows on the left hand side dreamville, which had a sort of gangster theme and did top burgers and lovely ice cream.

Left to right...

Hillman Imp.
Rover 2000?
Ford Granada Mk1.
Volvo tank.

 

[tufty79]

right. sorry thread, you're going to get flooded with late-posted pictures of bradford's mirror pool, and things around it...

opera northern



the odeon is still standing



as is the alhambra. i didn't wait til it got dark to see whether the lines of lights on the outside are still there, or still have charming huge gaps where the bulbs need replacing



i'm intending to go ice skating this summer and relive my youth



can't remember what this is (possibly police/court buildings?), but it's purty.


i approve of this pun.



bradford town/city hall. utterly beautiful. and even nicer inside (i used to open tender applications in there for the corporate procurement department, and always felt like i'd been transported back 150 years every tuesday at 12pm. can i also point out that i opened the tenders for the mirror pool? i feel i played a part in its inception - despite the fact i was outraged and horrified by the idea of it until i actually saw it earlier this year )


i can't remember if it's sunbridge road in between the odeon and the building on the right. but if it's not, it should be

 

[tufty79]

... and on to the nicest bit of my adventure around west yorkshire.

magistrates court




looking over at wetherspoons, restaurants, hairdressers, the college office, and Stuff. and the Big Opera Faces On A Screen.

wide shot



proper nice



fountains of joy




northern glory.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

That pool doesn't look bad at all - I remember reading about the plans when they first came out (and caused a bit of a row if I remember rightly), but they seem to have done a good job.

Love the town hall - the Northern industrial cities did tend to have a knack for building great town halls. I think we need one of Leeds...

And I hope they are repairing the odeon rather than just propping a derelict building uo - a fine building for the square there, and it should be preserved.

 

[tufty79]

yeah, i'll get that later

speaking of leeds, i had a dead nice walk home to/from town yesterday

prestigious?



the eco-flats that went wrong




through the gates



*re-reads*. depends on the lonely place..



rest garden plaque



rest garden proper

 

[tufty79]

the thing i like best about this one is the cider bottles around the tree on the right.




fucking religious puppy hangers
(actually, it might be a sheep. haven't been to specsavers for a while



gargoyle



walking over someone's grave



faith, hope, charity, and being defined in terms of being someone else's relative.



gateway to the fleshpot that is town



top hotel




i have been going past here for years, and have *never* seen it with any vacancies.

 

[tufty79]

leeds grand. well named.



the two very nice gentlemen who said it was fine to take a photo. and that the box office have information about tours of the theatre when there isn't a performance on. and also said that it's possible to arrange private tours, access all areas






wondering if this once said 'power'


looking up to york road/The North(er)



old ironworks from afar(ish)




plaque



c(l)ock o' the north



that's it for now. but yeah, definitely definitely the town hall later. if i have company, i'll even stick in a shot of me riding a lion

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I've squinted at the hung puppy and think its a sheep too - that would make sense given the textile trade.

Interesting carving on the faith, hope, charity tombstone - wonder what a triangle in a circle means?

Like the pic of York Road - brings back memories of working in Quarry House many years ago.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I'm going to go to Uppermill today and while it is a lovely place, there should be some good mundane pictures - of northern villages if nowt else. There should be some old mills and stuff too.

I've found some pictures inside the John Rylands Library if anyone wants me to post them. It's not mundane in the boring sense, but rather a glorious Victorian building. But mundane to me as I quite often go there to spend a couple of hours in the lovely hushed atmosphere away from the hustle and bustle outside. And its very dark and therefore Northern inside which is a bonus.

Let me know if I should post them here.

 

[tufty79]

I'm going to go to Uppermill today and while it is a lovely place, there should be some good mundane pictures - of northern villages if nowt else. There should be some old mills and stuff too.

I've found some pictures inside the John Rylands Library if anyone wants me to post them. It's not mundane in the boring sense, but rather a glorious Victorian building. But mundane to me as I quite often go there to spend a couple of hours in the lovely hushed atmosphere away from the hustle and bustle outside. And its very dark and therefore Northern inside which is a bonus.

Let me know if I should post them here.

hell yes!
you are my mate sparky and i claim my £5
(you're not really, i know. but you're the man version of her. down to the rylands appreciation)

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Bugger! I did find a couple of pictures but had loads more of the place, but can't find the bulk of them now. Either I've stupidly filed them in a random folder, or I've accidentally deleted them when I nuked my old blackberry and didn't transfer them to my laptop first.

Oh well, this means I'll just have to have another trip to the Library to take them all over again...

 

[tufty79]

Oh well, this means I'll just have to have another trip to the Library to take them all over again...

it's a hard life.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

it's a hard life.

I know - the drudgery of having to revisit a nice old building for this thread. Poor old me.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Found them! They were filed in a stupid place, that probably seemed sensible at the time.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Here are some pics of inside the John Rylands Library in Manchester. The pictures are a little shaky as they were taken on my phone camera. Should go back and get some better quality pictures one day.

It was built with dark stone so is lovely and gloomy inside - and about the calmest place I know in Manchester - you feel so chilled out after being in there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rylands_Library

A sign for curious children (and foolish adults) by an old metal printing press:



An old article containing advice on food for the 'industrious poor' - could well be official DWP advice to claimants these days with only minor alterations:



A printing mould of the plan of the Peterloo Massacre back in 1819, and I really need to work out how to reverse the image so it is properly readable:

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A view of the main hall of the library:

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is where the new extension joins the old library - its done well so there isn't a massive clash with the grand old building:

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Some windows:

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A proper library book stack. It's amazing to look at the weird and wonderful books that are in these stacks - books you just wouldn't imagine existing as they are so obscure:

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Some nice stone carvings:

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Proper pointy doors leading to the main hall:

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I really like this bit - a ornately decorated circular gallery. The upper floor isn't accessible to the public, so I need to check if they do guided tours of the whole building.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Some general interior views.

 

[Roadkill]

Now that's an easy one.

Ladies and gentlemen I give you roadkill's outdoor privy.

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I should point out, this hasn't been used as a privy since time immemorial (or at least when the house had a bathroom extension added, probably sometime after 1945) and is full of junk. I was going to clear it out and use it as a garden shed, but then some bumblebees decided to set up home in there, and since we're supposed to be nice to bumblebees I'm going to leave them to it.

Off to a street festival in a bit, and then probably for a walk round the Hessle Road area, so doubtless there'll be more Hullensian mundanities posted later on.

 

[Firky]

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[Firky]

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[Firky]

As part of the week of action against the government workfare and affiliated schemes, Newcastle Solfed targeted upmarket retail chain, Marks and Spencer. M&S seek to profit to the tune of 1 million pounds using its own workfare scheme. While M&S attempt to put a worthy spin on its free labour, only a small percentage of people find work because of workfare. Not only is workfare an attack on unemployed workers but threaten the positions of those in work, potentially pitting worker against worker. Marks and Spencer's were no different to all the pickets Newcastle SolFed has taken part in, 15 minutes in sending out their security guard to try and harass us - to no avail. What made it different was people really stopped and took time to listen to what the picket was about. There still is a bygone age feeling of ownership amongst many of the older shoppers and they rightly felt genuine disgust at learning M&S are exploiting unemployed workers in this manner, so much so that people would ask for several leaflets to give to their friends. Newcastle SolFed will continue picketing M&S until they pull out o f workfare.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Right, I'm in Uppermill now so if anyone wants me to photograph anything in particular let me know. I'm walking to the Standedge Tunnel and looping back. Happy to wander a bit - but not on the hills as it's too hot!

 

[_angel_]

tufty when did you work bradford council?

 

[Firky]

Lindisfarne earlier