Mundane pictures of the North

[neonwilderness]

There's a Nisa in Gatesheed?

There's been a few for a while now, that one is on Coatsworth Road

 

[The Boy]

Ooh, I forgot to post one my most hated buildings in town. Thankfully it is on a back street.

This is Sacha's Hotel, and not only is the building bizarre and completely unlike anything else in Manchester, but it is downright ugly - for reasons I can't quite put my finger on, but the feeling is instinctive.

I haven't a clue what building 'style'* it is trying to emulate (Spanish?), but either way they fucked it up and it is as ugly as sin!

* if you can call that a style in the first place.

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One of the best building in Manchester. Fact.

 

[longdog]

Ah!.. NISA where poor quality and extortionate prices meet.

Anyhoo...

The coolest man in Hull.

 

[Tom A]

Looks like there's plenty in the NW but not that many within the M60 for some reason

There's one on Bridge Street in the city centre, and there was one on the edge of Salford Quays but it's now another brand of shop. They seem pretty common here.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

There's one on Bridge Street in the city centre, and there was one on the edge of Salford Quays but it's now another brand of shop. They seem pretty common here.

I'm obviously not very observant!

Got some crappy building pictures for the dirty south thread today though.

 

[Tom A]

Got some crappy building pictures for the dirty south thread today though.

I also have some rural mundanity for this thread, which I hope to have up sometime today

 

[Tom A]

Yesterday I decided to embark on a long, long walk in the beautiful moorland around Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, about 45 mins from Manchester on the train.

This is what I caught with my magic imp picture box:



I believe that this, according to a rough approximation of the direction I was heading in and the OS map, is Hob Tor.



Cuckoo spit on the way up the Tor. There was quite a lot of it around.



Chapel-en-le-Frith (which I will now refer as Chapel for short, like the locals do).



Combs Reservoir.



Stunning view on the top of Hob Tor.



A field of cottongrass, I do believe.



Lichen on the footpath.



More stunning moorland vistas.

Part two coming up...

 

[Tom A]

Sheepies



A Common Orchid, maybe? (Edit: It's actually a foxglove, which would have been my second guess.)



Sheep in the shade



I wanted to think this was some ancient house on there, but the corrugated iron roof says otherwise. Impressive brickwork though.


Going inside...



Looking out. It was empty, but it was worth a look.



The striking shadows cast by the hills as the sun moves behind. I had somehow managed to stray a long way from any kind of public footpath (finding my way stopped by a fence which seemed to have some kind of "no trespassing" sign. I ended up having to drag my now weary, dehydrated (I had run out of the one bottle of water I bought at Piccadilly) self back up the hill, and then finally ended up going around a field before saying to myself "to hell with this" and climbed up some barbed wire fences to where there was a paved footpath, and over a fence onto a public road and freedom




Mundane farmhouse...

 

[Roadkill]

Ah!.. NISA where poor quality and extortionate prices meet.

Anyhoo...

The coolest man in Hull.

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He was on top form last night as well.

 

[Tom A]

...with intriguing name.



Really tiny country school, there wasn't much of the building.



Roadsign warning of people like me coming up the road. There were a fair few cars coming down there.



The road less travelled.



Park bench memorial to the Newsround presenter's namesake.



Now normally 2¾ miles is not much to me, it's about 40-45 mins. But it felt much, much, longer by now...



Seemed like a nice pub, though I didn't go in.



Classic phone box, which still works as a phone, as long as you have a phonecard/Chargecard/someone willing to accept reverse charges.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

But did you go to the otter sanctuary near Chapel? It's got cute otters. Lots of cute otters. It's amazing!

Did I mention otters?

 

[Tom A]

Last stretch now, where I try and escape Chapel and its environs (what is about rural Derbyshire that makes it so hard to leave)?



Combs reservoir, up close



Nearing the final stretch, so I thought. Realised my train wasn't due for 40 minutes so I walked into town to find somewhere that sold water. I ended up at a chippy, and then subsequently took a wrong turn, ended up going back on myself, and missing the train, meaning I had another hour in glorious Chapel. But that means yet moar mundane pictures! So...



Fnar fnar fnar...



Where you may end up after you have gone Dog Inn



I was sooooo glad to see this again, after wandering around town trying to get my bearings, and finally reattempting my initial route from the station, and subsequently managing to stay on the right path this time round But it turns out my adventure was not yet over...



The station itself was still a not insignificant walk away. But I found this intriguing piece of machinery, might have been part of some kind of pump once upon a time.



The sun sets on Chapel, though the trees. I saw some glorious sunsets going back on the train, but it proved impossible to get a decent shot from a moving train.



Made it! Here's a picture of an mundane rural manual level crossing to celebrate!



During the 17 minutes I was waiting for my train back to Manc, I was treated to some kind of brass concert in one of the adjacent buildings. Anyway, here concludes my High Peak odyssey.

 

[Tom A]

But did you go to the otter sanctuary near Chapel? It's got cute otters. Lots of cute otters. It's amazing!

Did mention otters?

No, but thanks for informing me of the existence of it, I will bear it in mind for next time...

E2A: Just checked, and today we might just become the most viewed thread of all time in the Midlands and North forum (we have been the most replied to thread for some time)

 

[farmerbarleymow]

No, but thanks for informing me of the existence of it, I will bear it in mind for next time...

E2A: Just checked, and today we might just become the most viewed thread of all time in the Midlands and North forum (we have been the most replied to thread for some time)

You must go to the Chestnut Centre - they are amazingly cute! I was like a grinning 5 year old idiot when I was there.

We are 318 views from the top spot though! Then we'll be world-champions.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

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A Common Orchid, maybe?

I always thought they were foxgloves? But I'm rubbish at anything like that!

Last stretch now, where I try and escape Chapel and its environs (what is about rural Derbyshire that makes it so hard to leave)?

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I absolutely love the Peak District - its magical. So close to civilisation, but feels so remote and lovely. I try and go there as often as possible.

 

[Tom A]

I always thought they were foxgloves? But I'm rubbish at anything like that!

You are quite right, and Google Image Search confirms it

I was thinking of the Common Spotted Orchid, like this beauty I found in Chorlton Water Park last year:

I absolutely love the Peak District - its magical. So close to civilisation, but feels so remote and lovely. I try and go there as often as possible.

This is why I love living in the North. You have some big cities, but isolated countryside can be not even an hour away

 

[farmerbarleymow]

You are quite right, and Google Image Search confirms it

Not to worry - I'm useless at flowers too!

This is one I spotted the other day up in Saddleworth.

 

[tufty79]

just bobbing in to post myself a reminder to put up me fforde green (sp?) pics later.
will get all likey on you later, thread x

 

[neonwilderness]

Yesterday I decided to embark on a long, long walk in the beautiful moorland around Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, about 45 mins from Manchester on the train.

A mate of mine lives in Buxton. It's a bit of a weird area IMO, it's a nice setting but everything looks a bit run down

Just spotted this on my Flickr contacts page, I think it's Carlisle

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A mate of mine lives in Buxton. It's a bit of a weird area IMO, it's a nice setting but everything looks a bit run down

Just spotted this on my Flickr contacts page, I think it's Carlisle

That's a great picture. Completely industrial.

 

[tufty79]

thank you for the thread again, fez - made my yesterday much nicer by sticking a bit of photography in the middle of my 'to do' stuff.

mundane breakfast with pretty views





northern grub






nice street




was once a pub.




super market



electro town




not a whippet

 

[tufty79]

*reconsidered post*

 

[seeformiles]

just bobbing in to post myself a reminder to put up me fforde green (sp?) pics later.
will get all likey on you later, thread x

Played the odd gig in the Fforde Grene years ago - recall it being a bit "wild west" but pretty spliff tolerant

 

[seeformiles]

I know this is from "the Fail" but some great pics of Leeds from 1978:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...actories-shops-1970s-Leeds-Motorway-City.html

 

[krink]

Hendon in Sunderland. bit different from the hendon in that london...

 

[cyberfairy]

 

[cyberfairy]

This is NOT a reflection. And should probably be grounds for sueing.

 

[cyberfairy]

 

[Firky]

Oldest pub in toon!

 

[Firky]

Forgot to post this one the other day.

College Valley.