The Mancunian

I am fascinated by my journey into Manchester every morning and the ruins of The Railway Pub at Cornbrook has always caught my eye.

After a bit of research I came across this picture of how it looked in it's former glory.

Rainbow Bridge

Past & Future

Time of The North

Time Is by Henry Van Dyke

Time is
Too Slow for those who Wait,
Too Swift for those who Fear,
Too Long for those who Grieve,
Too Short for those who Rejoice;
But for those who Love,
Time is not.

Cultural Heartbeat

 Multiculturalism. Curry Mile. Neon-lighted Curry Cathedrals.

Representing all of South Asia. Energy. People make the place.

Dominated by all Manchester; all of the multi-coloured and different Mancunians.

  Labels and identities don't seem to matter.

Nothing is perfect in the rest of Manchester. One mile in one part of the city the main competition is between curries and not cultures.

International Manchester



Congleton Water Tower

Technically cheating here with this not being Manchester but I love this building and the fact that it is round the corner from my Mum's...

Recently the star of channel 4's Restoration Man

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-restoration-man/pictures/congleton-water-tower-the-finished-home/d629f664-856d-412b-b1a4-53dc085dc50d

Everything But A "Beech"...

Iconic Chorlton

Iconic Chorlton

The Lych Gate, Chorlton Green. Octagonal, half-timbered bell tower. Site of the old St Clements church. In the 1860s the old church had become too small and there had been a plan to rebuild it on the corner of what are now St Clements Road and Edge Lane. A breakaway group refused to move and so despite the erection of the present church, the old church on the green beside the ancient graveyard stayed the official parish church. The Lych Gate was built in 1888 as a gift from Cunliffe Brooks who was opposed to the demolition of the church on the green. He and his wife had special reason to feel close to the church on the green because two of their children were buried there.
  
Despite such loyalty the age of the old church and its graveyard came back to challenge its supporters. In the 1880s the great burial scandal hit the national newspapers and the Home Secretary intervened to close it, and sadly the church itself suffered from severe frost damage in 1940 and was closed. The Lych Gate was restored in 1976.

I suppose it is a symbol of loyalty, as well as a well-loved Chorlton icon.



Trio of Turrets

"Home-Maker"

Cake Heaven



Chinese NQ

Northern Loving...

Manchester by Carole Houlston

High rising
Energising
Spirit raising
Flag waving
Lowry-loving
Boundry shoving
Cottonmilled
Fountain-filled
Sculpture clad
Football mad
Rainwashed
Canal-crossed
Night clubbing
Shoulder rubbing
Cultureshocked
Bomb-rocked
Unbroken
Outspoken
Manchester



A Few Fine Things...