tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:24:22 +0000London RoadFire StationuniversityPiccadilly StationArndaleBelle VueCorporation StreetDucieGranby RowLibraryMadchesterMaharajahManchester MuseumMarket StMinshull StreetOxford RoadParadisePeace GardensPiccadilly GardensPrincess StRoyalSpearSt Peters SquareStoreT-RexTheatreTown HallUniversity of ManchesterWaterhousearchimedesbiographychorltongodleemummiesobservatorypostboxrainsackvillespider crabvimtoManchester's peculiar past, present and future.http://manculiar.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)Blogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-3696218987998054792Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:03:00 +00002011-02-19T20:03:15.354+00:00ArndaleCorporation Streetpostbox Arndale 1985 The Arndale Centre, October 1985 (I think).  Before the Arndale centre opened, the regional TV news show Granada Reports (or was it Look North West on the BBC?) ran an April fool, doing a vox-pop outside when it was under construction and the pale yellow tiling was in place on the tower, asking people what they thought of the opening of  "world's biggest public toilet".  It opened http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2011/02/shopping-centre-and-postbox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-5422027989325609716Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:27:00 +00002010-09-20T20:29:54.071+01:00Belle VueMadchesterMaharajahManchester MuseummummiesOxford Roadspider crabT-RexuniversityUniversity of ManchesterWaterhouseI heard that the mammals gallery at the Manchester Museum was soon to close for a refit, so it gave me an excuse to visit one of my favourite Manchester places. The museum is part of the University of Manchester and combines a number of different collections, but is best known for animals and mummies. The building on Oxford Road is hard to miss. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/09/mummies-mammals-and-other-animals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-6510420535889147963Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:35:00 +00002010-09-02T11:57:39.768+01:00London RoadPiccadilly StationShould you find yourself on London Road, near the bridge connecting Piccadilly Place with Piccadilly Rail Station, it can be hard to miss London Road Fire Station. You may however miss something else down here, and it's worth a visit. Not far from the lower end of Piccadilly approach, there’s a small paved area.  The concrete walls are covered in ivy and there’s a few trees planted http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/08/under-approach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-4568964979047623322Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:40:00 +00002010-09-02T03:08:44.050+01:00London RoadMinshull StreetPiccadilly StationPiccadilly Place is a group of new buildings next to Piccadilly Station. There's a footbridge connection to the station to handily cut a few yards off the journey that would otherwise involve crossing London Road at the lights and walking up Piccadilly Approach, and the tram tracks run between the buildings. One building is full of GMPTE (Greater Manchester Passenger Transport http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/08/place-next-to-piccadilly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-3422038102537225102Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:13:00 +00002010-08-14T18:13:40.770+01:00Market StPiccadilly GardensrainManchester rain often involves a blanket of cloud and an on-off , mostly on, drizzle through most of the day, the sun bravely attempting but failing to poke though the clouds. On Thursday we had bouts of heavy rain interspersed with real sunshine. One week of rain fell in an hour, although not enough to lift a hosepipe ban due to low reservoir levels. When Manchester rain is reported in the http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/08/one-week-of-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-2264743266878476489Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:42:00 +00002010-08-05T15:46:27.118+01:00Fire StationLondon RoadAnother development, or rather, lack of development for this beautiful building. InsidetheM60 reports that Manchester Council have applied for a CPO (Compulsory Purchase Order) to take London Road Fire Station from the owners Britannia Hotels. Inside The M60 -London Road Fire Station Compulsorily Purchased http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/08/london-road-fire-station-further-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-3281438610019851196Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:31:00 +00002010-08-05T12:31:18.688+01:00DucieParadiseStoreParadise found by accident, looking for a way back to Piccadilly. Location: Paradise Walk, between Store Street and Ducie Street. View Larger Maphttp://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/08/paradise-found-by-accident.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-1446038660422603939Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:02:00 +00002010-08-31T09:01:25.561+01:00archimedesGranby RowuniversityvimtoI've always considered Vimto a very Mancunian drink unheard of outside of the North of England, but it's sold  all over the world and very popular. It has a unique smell and taste to me, and it's one of those products that brings back many childhood memories. Pronounced 'Vimptoe' by generations of Manchester children, despite there being no P, it does however have 'secret ingredients' of '29 http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/08/no-p-in-vimto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-565184450433513942Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:09:00 +00002010-07-30T17:19:23.757+01:00Fire StationLondon RoadHere's some detail of the latest planning application for London Road Fire Station. BDOnline: Victorian Society backs Purcell Miller Tritton's Manchester hotel plan (you get 3 views, then you have to register). It looks like a very good use for the building and keeps many of the original features. Lets hope it happens!. http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/07/london-road-fire-station-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-5399995119816858723Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:02:00 +00002010-07-28T15:23:21.733+01:00Spear Vodka Face Too much vodka. Seen on the way to a recent volunteering gig where my specialist shredding paper skills were required. Location. Spear Street.http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/07/hangover-face.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-7612480500074499867Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:05:00 +00002010-08-31T09:02:28.498+01:00Peace GardensPrincess StTown HallSculpted by Barbara Pearson in 1986, the Messenger Of Peace was the winner of the Sculpture for Peace competition to celebrate Manchester’s status as the world’s first Nuclear Free City. The sculpture in is the Peace Garden near the back of the town hall, next to the town hall extension What makes it work for me are the doves on the plinth. I went past the statue in winter, and http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/07/messenger-of-peace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-119206629265838934Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:13:00 +00002010-08-05T15:57:44.615+01:00Fire StationLondon RoadThe terracotta clad London Road Fire Station looks a bit sad. New buildings have sprouted up nearby, and Piccadilly rail station has had a good scrub up and polishing. They've even popped a new bridge over the street. But the former fire station, police station and coroners court slowly decays, subject of many unfulfilled planning applications, threats of compulsory purchase orders from http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/07/london-road-fire-station.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-1330410456627056337Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:50:00 +00002010-07-20T06:14:29.555+01:00chorltongodleeobservatorysackvilleuniversityI must have walked past this university building on Whitworth Street many times, but never realised it has an observatory!. It's the Godlee Observatory, housed in the Sackville Building. Built in 1903 by Francis Godlee, it is still in use by the Manchester Astronomical Society. They meet there most Thursday evenings. They have a page on their website showing the inside, and the telescopes in http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/07/stargazing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-7327292104908413677Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:42:00 +00002010-07-28T15:24:22.536+01:00LibraryRoyalSt Peters SquareTheatreManchester Central Library has closed for a 3 year refit. It's not as old as it looks. Designed by E. Vincent Harris, it took 4 years to build, and was opened in 1934 by King George V, to huge crowds. I spent many an evening studying and researching in the Great Hall of the library, and I do hope the refit doesn't change it too much. Some of the helpful librarians were http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/07/test-photo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-306840772937850718.post-8142868460881737467Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:39:00 +00002010-07-26T18:07:28.468+01:00biographyWelcome to Manculiar (MANChester pecULIAR), a blog about Manchester's Peculiar past, present and future. Or just an excuse to post photos I've taken from in and around the city, and comment about some old and new books about Manchester I own or have read. I was born, raised, lived and worked in Manchester, then lived and worked in other places around the country and further afield for a few http://manculiar.blogspot.com/2010/01/hello.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Manculiar)0