Manchester Skyline Photos - Page 7

Farsight · October 8th, 2005, 04:40 PM

Look at them funny little buses.

It's easy to forget how dirty and depressing Manchester once was, and that the older buildings still around are some of the best.

Mez · October 8th, 2005, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caw123

Grimy view from Victoria Station circa 1982 with a newish Arndale.

I've allways thought that site would be great as a posh hotel or collection of bars,restaurants. Much like opposite the Gare du Nord in Paris. Little touches could make town feel so much more accessable and friendly.

Manchester has so many locations that are being used totally wrong and the City centre doesnt 'flow' as much as it could do. That 'hanging ditch' site, whitworth st carpark, both carparks on church st, the Ramada site, elizabeth house etc need sorting out.

Jongeman · October 8th, 2005, 05:12 PM

Those were the original centreline buses which ran between Victoria and Piccadilly only. At the time, all transpennine trains and most Liverpool trains used Victoria. There was an hourly diesel hauled proper inter-city service from Liverpool to Newcastle, and that was it!

I was about 13 when that pic was taken. Manchester wasn't that depressing, trust me! In reality, it wasn't substantially different from today.

WeasteDevil · October 8th, 2005, 05:20 PM

I remember those little buses, weren't they electric powered?

Oh, and agreed with Jongeman, I was about 11 when that picture was taken and it wasn't that depressing, bit scruffy in places, but not depressing. Suppose that the photo being in B&W doesn't help.

Farsight · October 8th, 2005, 05:31 PM

No they had diesel engines Weasty. I remember them. Yep, I was around Manchester in 1982 and sure, it wasn't that different to today. I was thinking a bit further back, when every building was black. I'm a child of the sixties when the CIS was shouting out a new age of modernity, and I remember a lot of black buildings then and how wonderful they looked when cleaned up to reveal the golden stone. I remember my Grandad telling me he walked from Gorton to Preston to try to get a job. And he didn't get it. We used to visit them. I remember red wreck, terraced houses, toilet out back, newspaper on a nail, dog hairs and cat sick on the carpet. Depressing.

Jongeman · October 8th, 2005, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Farsight

I remember red wreck, terraced houses, toilet out back, newspaper on a nail, dog hairs and cat sick on the carpet. Depressing.

Eh, you've obviously never been to my fuckin house then! My cat likes shitting behind the washing machine, but I suppose getting rid of the mangle was progress in itself.

Farsight · October 8th, 2005, 05:55 PM

Ay up. Mangle? You had a mangle? You lucky bastard!

Jeez, it's hard finding pictures of dirty black buildings. I wanted to post some up as a reminder that beautiful clean stone is a relatively modern thing.

caw123 · October 8th, 2005, 08:24 PM

Aye. The Town Hall used to be pitch black.

1959

Town Hall during cleaning

Definitive source for photos of dirty old black buildings: http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/

Jongeman · October 8th, 2005, 09:07 PM

It's not so long ago that I remember central ref being cleaned....mid 80s-ish. I assume that stone buildings need cleaning periodically due to 'normal' levels of atmospheric pollution.....?

Accura4Matalan · October 8th, 2005, 09:29 PM

The three graces in Liverpool also used to be pitch black. Looks very wierd, especially in colour pics.

man med · October 9th, 2005, 08:57 PM

From Oldham last week...

jrb · October 10th, 2005, 10:05 PM

A bit old(no Beetham, etc), but still a nice shot of the city centre!

kids · October 10th, 2005, 10:09 PM

that is one of my favourite shots, ever! they used it on the front of the manchester uni prospectus one year.

dannyb · October 10th, 2005, 10:44 PM

noticed today that theres a really good viewpoint comin into piccadilly on the train between ashburys and ardwick; looks quite clustered round sunley from there. i would take a pic, but i dont wanna look stupid on a train packed full of commuters or get my camera knicked. if any1 is in that area, take a piccy please!

jrb · October 12th, 2005, 11:44 PM

Manchester conurbation seen from Werneth Low at night

crush2000 · October 13th, 2005, 11:15 AM

Man Med, I really like that picture you took from Oldham, showing the mills of manchester past and the construction of manchester future!

highriser · October 14th, 2005, 11:39 PM

kids · October 15th, 2005, 12:05 AM

wow, the pods look ace. I'll be riding them tommroow

ferge · October 15th, 2005, 12:10 AM

Will be nice to see some new pics from the Wheel to compare views within the space of 12 months, as a great deal has changed..

9462 · October 15th, 2005, 02:49 AM

is it me or is this wheel bigger than the other?

October 8th, 2005, 05:20 PM	#124
WeasteDevil Salford Red Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Salford in Castellon Posts: 1,549 Likes (Received): 0	I remember those little buses, weren't they electric powered? Oh, and agreed with Jongeman, I was about 11 when that picture was taken and it wasn't that depressing, bit scruffy in places, but not depressing. Suppose that the photo being in B&W doesn't help. __________________ "Manchester is the only English city which can look London in the face, not merely as a regional capital but as a rival version of how men should live in a community." - AJP Taylor

October 8th, 2005, 08:24 PM	#128
caw123 Hit the north! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,680 Likes (Received): 0	Aye. The Town Hall used to be pitch black. 1959 Town Hall during cleaning Definitive source for photos of dirty old black buildings: http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/ __________________ Bespoke Upper Torso Coverage Solutions *"Manchester is located in the center of Lancashire plain in northwestern England like a big circle theatre."*

October 8th, 2005, 09:29 PM	#130
Accura4Matalan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Preston, England/Colwyn Bay, North Wales Posts: 11,850 Likes (Received): 57	The three graces in Liverpool also used to be pitch black. Looks very wierd, especially in colour pics. __________________ Preston Projects List Updated 11th September 2010

October 9th, 2005, 08:57 PM	#131
man med DJ MedZ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,238 Likes (Received): 27	From Oldham last week... __________________ . . . https://soundcloud.com/deejay-medz DJ MedZ - Vangelis Bladerunner end theme remix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SRxbkW1FRY . . .

October 10th, 2005, 10:09 PM	#133
kids Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,759 Likes (Received): 96	that is one of my favourite shots, ever! they used it on the front of the manchester uni prospectus one year. __________________ “the city is redundant: it repeats itself so that something will stick in the mind... memory is redundant: it repeats itself so that the city can begin to exist.”.

October 8th, 2005, 04:40 PM	#121
Farsight Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,998 Likes (Received): 24	Look at them funny little buses. It's easy to forget how dirty and depressing Manchester once was, and that the older buildings still around are some of the best.

October 8th, 2005, 05:12 PM	#123
Jongeman van het noorden Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Far East Manchester Posts: 1,684	Those were the original centreline buses which ran between Victoria and Piccadilly only. At the time, all transpennine trains and most Liverpool trains used Victoria. There was an hourly diesel hauled proper inter-city service from Liverpool to Newcastle, and that was it! I was about 13 when that pic was taken. Manchester wasn't that depressing, trust me! In reality, it wasn't substantially different from today.

October 8th, 2005, 05:31 PM	#125
Farsight Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,998 Likes (Received): 24	No they had diesel engines Weasty. I remember them. Yep, I was around Manchester in 1982 and sure, it wasn't that different to today. I was thinking a bit further back, when every building was black. I'm a child of the sixties when the CIS was shouting out a new age of modernity, and I remember a lot of black buildings then and how wonderful they looked when cleaned up to reveal the golden stone. I remember my Grandad telling me he walked from Gorton to Preston to try to get a job. And he didn't get it. We used to visit them. I remember red wreck, terraced houses, toilet out back, newspaper on a nail, dog hairs and cat sick on the carpet. Depressing.

October 8th, 2005, 05:55 PM	#127
Farsight Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,998 Likes (Received): 24	Ay up. Mangle? You had a mangle? You lucky bastard! Jeez, it's hard finding pictures of dirty black buildings. I wanted to post some up as a reminder that beautiful clean stone is a relatively modern thing.

October 8th, 2005, 09:07 PM	#129
Jongeman van het noorden Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Far East Manchester Posts: 1,684	It's not so long ago that I remember central ref being cleaned....mid 80s-ish. I assume that stone buildings need cleaning periodically due to 'normal' levels of atmospheric pollution.....?

October 10th, 2005, 10:05 PM	#132
jrb 10th February 2008 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 26,713 Likes (Received): 345	A bit old(no Beetham, etc), but still a nice shot of the city centre!

October 10th, 2005, 10:44 PM	#134
dannyb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Stockport, MANCHESTER Posts: 235 Likes (Received): 0	noticed today that theres a really good viewpoint comin into piccadilly on the train between ashburys and ardwick; looks quite clustered round sunley from there. i would take a pic, but i dont wanna look stupid on a train packed full of commuters or get my camera knicked. if any1 is in that area, take a piccy please! __________________ http://www.therainforestsite.com/ http://www.ecologyfund.com/ http:///rainforest.care2.com/ Please click to help protect rainforest and other worthy causes

October 12th, 2005, 11:44 PM	#135
jrb 10th February 2008 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 26,713 Likes (Received): 345	Manchester conurbation seen from Werneth Low at night

October 13th, 2005, 11:15 AM	#136
crush2000 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Manchester Posts: 114 Likes (Received): 0	Man Med, I really like that picture you took from Oldham, showing the mills of manchester past and the construction of manchester future!

October 14th, 2005, 11:39 PM	#137
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October 15th, 2005, 12:05 AM	#138
kids Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,759 Likes (Received): 96	wow, the pods look ace. I'll be riding them tommroow __________________ “the city is redundant: it repeats itself so that something will stick in the mind... memory is redundant: it repeats itself so that the city can begin to exist.”.

October 15th, 2005, 12:10 AM	#139
ferge Like 'Berg' Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wigan Posts: 5,355 Likes (Received): 102	Will be nice to see some new pics from the Wheel to compare views within the space of 12 months, as a great deal has changed..

October 15th, 2005, 02:49 AM	#140
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