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Mar 29 2024
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Art and architecture, Daily Post

Richard Cobden and St. Ann’s Church

Thursday 28th March 2024, 9.40am (day 4,599)

St Ann's Church, 28/3/24

In Manchester, but not my usual parts of the city, so a chance to bring some different views to the blog. The statue of the Dead White Male is of Richard Cobden, and until just now I had no idea who this person was so I have read up about him. It sounds as if he was something of a radical dude, campaigning for years for the repeal of the Corn Laws (which kept the price of bread artificially high and impoverished the masses for the benefit of a few rich landowners), free trade and pacifism. So, go Richard. St Ann’s Church, behind, is a rather noble building as well.

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Mar 28 2024
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Just Eat — in formation

Wednesday 27th March 2024, 9.35pm (day 4,598)

Just Eat guys, 27/3/24

I was in Leeds this evening. I realised tonight that it is now more than 30 years since I first came to live in Leeds in September 1993. The first year wasn’t great, to be honest, although it did get better. For the first couple of weeks I crashed in Harehills, close to where this picture was taken, and 30 years ago there were at least three pubs in the vicinity: now there are none. Everything seems to be a take-away or fast food joint of some description, they number in the dozens round here. And I suppose it is companies like Just Eat that drive this growth. You no longer have to come to the food, the food comes to you. I do not censure, but guys, one piece of advice — please stop at red lights, particularly when there are pedestrians around.

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Mar 27 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Pink lantern

Tuesday 26th March 2024, 3.50pm (day 4,597)

Pink lantern, 26/3/24

Whether this lantern ever produces light, I know not, but it looks quite good with the houses of Birchcliffe behind, and this is one of those shots that almost sits in its own frame. This will be an uneventful couple of weeks, but interest will pick up again in April, rest assured.

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Mar 26 2024
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Daily Post, Interior

The backgammon contest

Monday 25th March 2024, 4.50pm (day 4,596)

Backgammon, 25/3/24

It was a tense one, but I think Jack (on the left and playing white) just nicked it in the end.

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Mar 24 2024
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Daily Post, Family Member, Portrait

Joe studies (the menu)

Sunday 24th March 2024, 12.30pm (day 4,595)

Joe reads menu, 24/3/24

I did want to get a photo of Joe posted from this weekend; after all we did go all the way to Scotland just to check up on him. Well, mostly. This is the first time he has appeared on here since July 23rd last year.

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Mar 24 2024
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Dundee United heads

Saturday 23rd March 2024, 3.25pm (day 4,594)

Dundee Utd heads, 23/3/24

The orange-and-black colour scheme illustrates that we spent the afternoon at Tannadice Park, home of Dundee United FC — whose record against Barcelona is played four, won four, by the way. Labouring somewhat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle (it was 1-1) did not seem to please the locals particularly. At least the sun was shining. Meanwhile, I noticed the cranes of the shipyard behind and decided to see what I could do with the camera.

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Mar 23 2024
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Daily Post, Transport

The Forth Road bridges

Friday 22nd March 2024, 2.50pm (day 4,593)

Forth Road bridges, 22/3/24

On the journey to Dundee, whether made by car or train, crossing the Firth of Forth is always a highlight. Today, a mostly sunny train journey was interrupted by occasional heavy showers and one of these kicked in just as we left Inverkeithing, but that didn’t matter, this shot will still do (particularly as to get any picture from the rail bridge itself involves timing it very well to avoid getting big, red chunks of steel in the way). Here, you in fact see both road bridges: the roadway in view is that of the first, 20th century version, since superseded by the 21st century bridge whose stanchion and (just) cables are the ones behind.

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Mar 21 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Arriving at t’mill

Thursday 21st March 2024, 9.10am (day 4,592)

Arriving at work, 21/3/24

The building at which these guys are arriving — Nutclough Mill — now makes audio equipment instead of fustian cloth, but I guess this scene would have appeared much the same if seen from my house 130 years ago. The cobbles won’t have changed at all. You must promise not to notice the telephone wire though.

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Mar 21 2024
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Daily Post, Friend, Portrait

The joys of the hybrid meeting

Wednesday 20th March 2024, 1.00pm (day 4,591)

Hybrid meeting, 20/3/24

“Hello… hello? Can you hear me…..?” [pause] “I think you’re on mute….” Did the Starship Enterprise’s communications network have a ‘mute’ button do you think? Colleague Louis does his best.

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Mar 20 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Squash

Tuesday 19th March 2024, 11.00am (day 4,590)

Squashed Minnie, 19/3/24

I assume the visual pun is deliberate. Is that Minnie Mouse, or her male counterpart? I think Minnie. Either way, the first mouse to appear on here in 12+ years…. kinda. Taken through the window of one or other of Hebden Bridge’s innumerable cafés, I forget which one this is exactly. Perhaps it would have been nice to have not had the reflections, but it is what it is.

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