Mundane pictures of the North

[farmerbarleymow]

Sunny Salford at dawn in April 2003 from an old flat I used to live in. See how close we were to the M602! Learnt to tune out the noise though - but constant black dust from the fumes - everywhere!

 

[aqua]

is that the one we all stayed in?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

is that the one we all stayed in?

It was indeed.

 

[Roadkill]

Takes me back to the days of the Kill Your Liver Tour, that does.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Takes me back to the days of the Kill Your Liver Tour, that does.

I think that was the day some of us went and laid down on our backs on the nice cool platforms at Piccadilly as it was quite a hot day. And got some rather strange looks from others in the station.

Got some pictures somewhere, so will try and dig them out. Let me know if anyone wants copies e-mailing.

 

[Roadkill]

I think quite enough embarrassing photos from the Kill Your Liver Tour have surfaced already!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I think quite enough embarrassing photos from the Kill Your Liver Tour have surfaced already!

Now that's throwing the gauntlet down! Off to see if I can find any horrors!

 

[aqua]

What is most frightening about those days is how fucking young we all look

 

[pinkmonkey]

London and Bristol has Banksy and other creative graffiti. wolves has, uhm this.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I do like the low-skill graffiti on sites like this - it seems there is a hierarchy where the rubbish graffiti artists are limited to little-seen out of the way structures like this, and the good ones are free to use very visible sites.

And top marks for spelling.

 

[cyberfairy]

 

[cyberfairy]

 

[cyberfairy]

Quite a pleasing walk home from Sainsburies in the grim grim North...

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[Pickman's model]

Quite a pleasing walk home from Sainsburies in the grim grim North...

 

[cyberfairy]

My Sainsburys is far more beautiful- Thomas Hardy would have written about it if he had ever got to witness the surprisingly cheap soup in its second floor cafe.

 

[Pickman's model]

My Sainsburys is far more beautiful- Thomas Hardy would have written about it if he had ever got to witness the surprisingly cheap soup in its second floor cafe.

your sainsburys isn't on the route oliver twist took from barnet to london

 

[cyberfairy]

It is definitely on the slightly staggering route that Dickens took as virtually every pub on the country has a sign saying 'Dickens wrote some of the Pickwick Papers here'.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

It is definitely on the slightly staggering route that Dickens took as virtually every pub on the country has a sign saying 'Dickens wrote some of the Pickwick Papers here'.

He must have been a right lush!

 

[neonwilderness]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Disused rail bridge in Castlefield, Manchester, above another bridge (also disused I think). Castlefield has tons of bridges.

 

[Fez909]

Disused rail bridge in Castlefield, Manchester, above another bridge (also disused I think). Castlefield has tons of bridges.

There's one point right near there where there's three bridges crossing isn't there? Plus the junctions of the canals there. It's a great place

They should pave/turf that bridge and open a pub on it. It would be the best pub in Manchester.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Three pictures of Manchester at dawn in winter. It was absolutely freezing standing on top of the car park at 7am and trying not to shake or freeze to the metal parapet!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Gasometers at dawn, Salford.

 

[Fez909]

I think you're winning this thread fbm.

Mundane as fuck. Northern as fuck.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

There's one point right near there where there's three bridges crossing isn't there? Plus the junctions of the canals there. It's a great place

They should pave/turf that bridge and open a pub on it. It would be the best pub in Manchester.

There so many bridges there it gets very confusing! I recall reading there's a spot where you can count quite a number of them, spanning several different eras. Will have to look it up again. Got a couple of more pics I'll dig out of the area.

A bridge pub would be excellent! I remember a few years back there was talk of converting it into flats. A strange idea, but no doubt the structure is rock solid. The downside is the tram track that runs immediately beside it - that would be very annoying to have to put up with passing your bedroom window every few minutes!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

More hot canal action!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Welcome to sunny Salford!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Manchester city centre - lots of lovely nasty concrete buildings everywhere!

 

[Fez909]

Manchester city centre - lots of lovely nasty concrete buildings everywhere

Trying to work out where you are there. You opposite the museum?