tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post2347192480934145044..comments2024-03-18T13:21:38.338+00:00Comments on A Place Called Space: Walking around ManchesterEirenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-90083969721889149022014-11-26T12:18:26.542+00:002014-11-26T12:18:26.542+00:00Avril, the Oyster Bar looks an intriguing building...Avril, the Oyster Bar looks an intriguing building - as if it's been plonked there in the middle of all those tall buildings. I must listen to that story. Glad Manchester has so many happy memories for you. As for the Library, it's a lovely building, I agree. We could not go in the theatre itself as there was a performance when we were there.Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-5174156681930322352014-11-26T12:14:29.718+00:002014-11-26T12:14:29.718+00:00It's so obvious that it's a saxophone now ...It's so obvious that it's a saxophone now that you've mentioned it Olga - I don't know how Ken and I could have missed that. And had I said that it was on Tib Street, that might have made your research easier. The Northern Quarter is meant to be very nice with lots of cultural events and venues, but we did not have time to visit properly, not beyond Tib Street. We obviously need to go back. And, I must say, I am impressed with your thirst for research - it's something I have noticed before. And you're right, the BBC site looks very good indeed.Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-88502683090401038392014-11-26T09:34:58.518+00:002014-11-26T09:34:58.518+00:00Remind me to tell you some time of the first meeti...Remind me to tell you some time of the first meeting between Peter and my parents at the black and white Oyster Bar and the sea food salad! Happy memories of many happy years in Manchester. The Library Theatre is still one of my favourite buildings.Avril https://www.blogger.com/profile/04501939268046719230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-82871625040634651052014-11-25T22:00:51.904+00:002014-11-25T22:00:51.904+00:00When I first saw your photo eight down of the cont...When I first saw your photo eight down of the contraption you could not recognise I immediately thought of a saxophone. So, I decided to do some googling and it is indeed mostly a saxophone: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3053313 <br />and also a dragon. It is called the Tib Street Horn. <br />I must thank you for thus leading me to find the BBC Art Walks site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/modernmasters/art-walks/<br />Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-38509177093410189392014-11-25T17:30:22.575+00:002014-11-25T17:30:22.575+00:00We were very lucky with the weather Olga, as rain ...We were very lucky with the weather Olga, as rain had been predicted. We stayed for two nights, so, not very long at all, and there's was lots more we would have wanted to see. Had I known about the murals at the Post Office we would have certainly gone, as they look very lovely. The Whitworth was unfortunately closed and will be so until the new year. Salford Quays was the highlight of the visit, the Imperial War Museum in particular as I am a great fan of Libeskind's work. All in all we had a lovely time.Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7192227531617038362.post-82075679613114288412014-11-25T12:49:10.953+00:002014-11-25T12:49:10.953+00:00Looks like you had great weather for your trip to ...Looks like you had great weather for your trip to Manchester. It's a place I know in patches over many years. I certainly remember the House of Fraser art deco building - I knew it as Kendal Milne when we used to come clothes shopping in 1970/71 - we were living in St Helens then and I was teaching in Liverpool. I remember bringing my brother once to their 'eat as much as you like' buffet for lunch!!!<br />Subsequent visits have mostly been to the Whitworth, and a memorable weekend in Salford Quays.<br /><br />I thought that perhaps you might be interested in this article, although you probably did not go into the post office: http://www.theskyliner.org/spring-gardens-murals/Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.com