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I’m getting out and about to make the most of this weather but where am I today?
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About 100 yards from my office!
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That's Manchester Town Hall Tony.
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That’s St Peter’s square in Manchester. I’ll be in an office there tomorrow!
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And regards making the most of the weather, it’s hit thirty and is unbearable.
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I’d recommend a light refreshmentClaretTony wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:57 pmAnd regards making the most of the weather, it’s hit thirty and is unbearable.
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behind your phone ?
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Feels like they've been working on that town hall for an eternity. Wonder what it'll look like once it's finished.
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And a long way to go yet - was always worth a visit.BuryClaret wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:19 pmFeels like they've been working on that town hall for an eternity. Wonder what it'll look like once it's finished.
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Have to find something to do on the X43.
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Good to see old folks using their bus pass. (Always happy to use mine)
What tour destination will our intrepid explorer offer tomorrow?
Tune in here....
What tour destination will our intrepid explorer offer tomorrow?
Tune in here....
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You should get out more! A tour is a tour!
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Prefer the views on my day out TonyClaretTony wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:53 pmI’m getting out and about to make the most of this weather but where am I today?
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I have to say we used the X43 when we arrived in the UK for a game and £2 each way was outstanding value
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That’s £2 more than I have to pay but it was introduced at the start of the year for three months and then extended for a further three months. It’s certainly attracted more passengers.
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I hope that dortmund jacket has been left at home
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Same architect designed Colne Town Hall! Sir Alfred Waterhouse.ClaretTony wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:56 pmIndeed it is. It seems to have been wrapped up forever but it’s a superb building.
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That's my guess too. Well worth a visit and looks splendid on the pic tbf.
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100 percent Levens. Lovely place at any time of year.
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Did you get the day of the City parade wrong Tony ?
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Ha ha - I was close to going yesterday without thinking about the parade. Thankfully I left it until today.
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This could be a thing....
Vote for a place (within range), which Mr Martini can visit, by bus and send back pictures of his day.
Where should our Dr Livingstone go next?
Vote for a place (within range), which Mr Martini can visit, by bus and send back pictures of his day.
Where should our Dr Livingstone go next?
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I was in possibly his most famous building the other week- Natural History Museum in London. Superb building with some beautiful detail as well as the general grandeur.welsbyswife wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:59 pmSame architect designed Colne Town Hall! Sir Alfred Waterhouse.
Around where I live- he's also responsible for a couple of buildings I get to gigs in: Reading Town Hall and a fine church (St Marys) in Twyford (the Hants one).
I believe he also designed some of Strangeways prison and his brother was the Waterhouse from the original Price-Waterhouse.
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Only just spotted this post, something I’d no idea was the case.welsbyswife wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:59 pmSame architect designed Colne Town Hall! Sir Alfred Waterhouse.
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My daughter got married in Manchester Town Hall nearly 8 years ago, not very long before the refurbishment started. It’s a fabulous building, providing for some stunning photos inside.
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Beat the Heat and take to the Hills is my advice
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When I went to see the Duomo in Milan it was covered like that.
When I went to the Trevi Fountain in Rome it was drained for cleaning.
When I went to the Trevi Fountain in Rome it was drained for cleaning.
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Isn't the Waterhouse pub/ bar on the opposite side of the road? Lived there years and worked there too is that taken from Princess St. looking towards John Dalton St.? Should really know but a lot of time.has passed.welsbyswife wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:59 pmSame architect designed Colne Town Hall! Sir Alfred Waterhouse.
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When you went to the Colossium, was it a ruin ?dougcollins wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 5:13 pmWhen I went to see the Duomo in Milan it was covered like that.
When I went to the Trevi Fountain in Rome it was drained for cleaning.
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It was: I've heard from a reliable source that there's nowt inside that scaffold-wrap anymore, the Council's sold it off to the MuricansClaretTony wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:56 pmIndeed it is. It seems to have been wrapped up forever but it’s a superb building.
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You'd be financially ruined if you visited the Colosseum!
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I was in the Duomo in Milan back in 2006 when we were in Italy for pre season. Embarrassing moment when I received a text on my old Nokia phone which played the Bullseye theme.dougcollins wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 5:13 pmWhen I went to see the Duomo in Milan it was covered like that.
When I went to the Trevi Fountain in Rome it was drained for cleaning.
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Wish I was just a £2 bus ride away from Manchester. All that superb beer on offer. Track, Cloudwater, Marble all have brewers taps and bars selling their excellent beers.
Only problem is holding one’s bladder on a bouncy bus ride home. I can catch trains to Manchester from Shrewsbury but for considerably more money than £2 each way.
Only problem is holding one’s bladder on a bouncy bus ride home. I can catch trains to Manchester from Shrewsbury but for considerably more money than £2 each way.
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Bus is better for me than the train given that it’s free and there being a bus stop three to four minutes walk away.Jamesy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:38 pmWish I was just a £2 bus ride away from Manchester. All that superb beer on offer. Track, Cloudwater, Marble all have brewers taps and bars selling their excellent beers.
Only problem is holding one’s bladder on a bouncy bus ride home. I can catch trains to Manchester from Shrewsbury but for considerably more money than £2 each way.
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I have got just over two years to wait for my free bus pass. Being a ST holder in the Bob Lord I would have thought I qualified for one already!ClaretTony wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:58 pmBus is better for me than the train given that it’s free and there being a bus stop three to four minutes walk away.
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If there is one thing we are blessed with here, it's great breweries! Although not a brewery, I'd recommend anyone a pint at "Cask" in Ancoats. Great selection of local beers, reasonable prices and nicely situated on the canal.Jamesy wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:38 pmWish I was just a £2 bus ride away from Manchester. All that superb beer on offer. Track, Cloudwater, Marble all have brewers taps and bars selling their excellent beers.
Only problem is holding one’s bladder on a bouncy bus ride home. I can catch trains to Manchester from Shrewsbury but for considerably more money than £2 each way.
CT - a close relative of mine works for the council, formerly in Central Library. He was tasked with helping them sort through all of the documents stored before the refurbishment started. They were finding interesting things from decades ago even stored up in the clock tower. Anything of value or future importance was taken to be stored in the salt caves in Cheshire. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/gallery/ ... al-archive
Very much looking forward to the completed restoration.