Tag Archives: Manchester

Dec 07 2015
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Chinese arch

Monday 7th December 2015, 2.55pm (day 1,565)

Chinese arch, 7/12/15

Crap news about the floods in Cumbria which have left several places I am quite fond of under considerable amounts of water, including Carlisle (featured on this blog only just over two weeks ago), Lancaster and various chunks of the Lake District. Unbelievable amounts of rain fell, around twelve inches in 24 hours in some places.

Meanwhile, a little further south, it’s been a bit wet but that’s all. In fact today in Manchester was rather pleasant. The Chinese arch makes its third, and most golden, appearance on the blog.

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Dec 06 2015
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The drummer

Saturday 5th December 2015, 9.35pm (day 1,563)

NMA drummer, 5/12/15

Michael Dean, drummer of New Model Army, goes for it during tonight’s set at the Academy… It would be lovely to be able to get close-up shots at gigs with all the sweat and energy of a rock band but my days of mixing it in the moshpit have passed, sorry. Not a bad shot for someone standing more meekly nearer the back, with a long zoom, however.

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Dec 05 2015
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Brook Street

Friday 4th December 2015, 9.25am (day 1,562)

Brook Street, 4/12/15

Unusual atmospheric conditions in Manchester this morning: a weird dryness in the air; a bluish tint to the sky; and a glowing yellow orb up there, delivering a slightly warming light in a strangely nostalgic reminder of times past.

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Nov 27 2015
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Mancunian Way graffiti

Friday 27th November 2015, 12.15pm (day 1,555)

Mancunian Way graffiti, 27/11/15

Man, I’m glad to get to the end of this week. I will here use other people’s art to distract myself from ranting about the trains again.

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Nov 26 2015
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Cross Street, early morning

Thursday 26th November 2015, 7.55am (day 1,554)

Cross Street, 26/11/15

A sign of how my commuting habits have changed, basically since I had my sabbatical in Australia — this is the earliest Manchester shot in nearly three years (since 17/12/12 to be precise). God, I’m such a statto.

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Nov 20 2015
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The Puppet Shop

Thursday 19th November 2015, 6.10pm (day 1,547)

Puppet shop, 19/11/15

As pictured at the Manchester Christmas market, which opened this week. He can consider it free advertising. This makes it 28 days in a row, or a full four weeks, with only pictures of Hebden Bridge and Manchester.

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Nov 12 2015
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Conversation outside University Place

Thursday 12th November 2015, 3.10pm (day 1,540)

Outside University Place, 12/11/15

A shame about the signs on the door, which rather spoil the composition. So that’s 21 days in a row of shots only in Hebden Bridge or Manchester, breaking the record for this particular sequence; and seeing as the weather forecast for this weekend is pretty dreadful, thus no Lake District walk, the run will go on for a few more days yet.

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Nov 10 2015
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Oxford Road

Tuesday 10th November 2015, 9.50am (day 1,538)

Oxford Road, 10/11/15

This is not my only walking route from Victoria to the office, but I head up and down it frequently enough. We are heading into that time of year where at the time I typically walk down it, the sunlight will be coming from straight ahead — not always easy to capture well but when it works, it’s great light. Today, the clouds helped; but there was still some flare, which led to spots of odd colour, hence the monochrome.

The building on the far left, by the way, is the Manchester Aquatics Centre, venue for the swimming and diving events of the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

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Nov 06 2015
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Sunset, Whitworth Street, Manchester

Friday 6th November 2015, 4.30pm (day 1,534)

Sunset, Whitworth Street, 6/11/15

After a week of gray, a spectacular sunset in Manchester city centre — I was far from being the only person trying to capture it tonight. One of those situations where if I’d had more time (instead of speed-walking the two miles from my office to Victoria station), I probably could have got a better shot.

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Nov 04 2015
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The Fab Café?

Wednesday 4th November 2015, 9.25am (day 1,532)

Fab cafe, 4/11/15

Stats trivia…. the longest run of pictures on this blog, thus far, that were taken only in either Hebden Bridge or Manchester was 20 (15/4/12 – 4/5/12). Today is number 13 of the current run and with no plans to really go anywhere, by Wednesday next week the record will probably be broken. Time to find inspiration in very familiar places therefore. Like these wheelie bins on Princess Street on another grey and misty morning.

 

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