Underground Manchester.
Here are a few photos of underground canal and chambers under the Great Northern Goods Warehouse, situated off Deansgate in Manchester city centre.
The Warehouse was completed in August 1899 but operations started in July 1898 when only the ground and first floors were complete such was the demand for the goods station. Inside was a spaghetti junction of rail lines with five platforms and twenty five cranes. To facilitate the movement of goods, wagon turntables were incorporated at the end of the lines to allow wagons to be turned round. The Manchester and Salford Junction canal, constructed in 1939, ran under the Warehouse, passing through a specially-built dock.
Two 40-cwt lifts shafts were used to transport goods to each of the building’s six levels, ready for dispatch to their next destination whether by canal or horse and cart.
During the Second World War, the canal, which had been operational until 1922, served a very different purpose. The canal was drained in order to provide an air raid shelter for the public. The walls built across the canals to stop any blast going right through the tunnels are still there.
The canal was less than a mile long, with 4 locks and a tunnel below the Deansgate area. It was built to let boats get between the Irwell and the Rochdale Canal without having to pass through the Bridgewater Canal’s Hulme link, the tolls for which were high.
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Random Collecting…
These are my collections I have collected so far in life.
Fruit Sticker Collection.
This is the one I’m most proud of. It lives in a cupboard and has come along way in a 18 months. There are mainly pink lady apples, they are not my favourite but pretty much the only apple Aldi sell, but on the occasion you may find 2 stickers on 1 apple – a collectors dream. Bananas are a bit of a s*** coz you only get 1 sticker on each bunch .
Thread Spool Collection.
I think I have just collected these due to the fact the thread costs about £4.00 for 100 Metres so it would seem a shame to throw them out, not sure where this is going really but its 37 strong now and that would actually cost alot, its probably my most expensive collection.
Jam Jar Collection.
Not sure how this has happened, but I now have a collection of 4 posh jam jars. Having just added the 3rd blackcurrant to it, I realized that some of them are actually turning into mold farms. This jam is pretty fit though, it turns toast into cake.
The Wooden Spoon Collection.
This is my most serious collection and my least favorite. The collection is not even kept together anymore just floating all over. The spoons have been collected in around 7 years from different countries, I can only remember Japan, Latvia and maybe France. A friend gave me the one with the animal on it, from Kenya so I don’t have to go there which is great. Wooden spoon collection FAIL.
Awaiting Input
If you get the chance to, check out the new exhibition of interactive installation art at the manchester city art gallery . the exhibition ” Awaiting your input ” runs til January end 2011. well worth a look and touch as it is free lala,,,,
Highlights of the exhibition include Pulse Room, on show in the UK for the very first time. Premiered in Puebla, Mexico in 2006 and shown to critical acclaim in the Mexican pavilion for the Venice Biennale in 2007, this compelling work is made up of 100 light bulbs which are activated by a sensor to flash at the exact rhythm of particpants’ heart rates. Also, the work People on People (a co-commission by Manchester Art Gallery and Abandon Normal Devices festival), a major new installation inspired by portraiture and shadowplays, which will turn the gallery’s temporary exhibition space into one of the world’s most advanced scanners.
Manchester Art Gallery is the only UK venue for the show so this is an interactive experience.
For Ines …. its only the bloody pocky boxes made into a sculpture isnt it?
ALL YOU NEED>
1, pocky boxes
2, evostick glue
3, craft knife< be careful now kids>
4, ruler
5, cutting mat
6, imagination
7, music in your ears
8, table
9, chair
leather mixer YO! freh freh FRESSsssh…
2 channel analogue mixer with black italian leather surface, and embossed skulls around crossfader corner. Commission only from www.delacyonline.etsy.com … sick, like not ill sick but ill at the same time, init?
next up… who the bloody hell knows…
D.I.Y. entertainment station … ooooo la la lahhhhh..
DIY entertainment station for all you freaks out there ,,,
you will need , bedside table ,, i bought this one for 15 english nuggets from levenshulme antiques then you will need a snes console,,, i know old skool , i would suggest ebay for such an item then you will need to buy some casters from here they are about 12 quid and you can pick up a tv off ebay init oo lala
once you have all this goodness just screw and stick it together and whooplar extravaganza there you are …
by the way when you stick the snes on dont use them sticky glue spots ,, they are shit and the snes will tend to fall off amid a very important battle match on mario kart lala…
D.I.Y. Salon Coffee…
So this is now my Bespoke retro 70,s coffee table. Bought from Ebay for a mire 30 of my hard earned english brass. I have since lowered the bad boy by 4 inches. it also had a nasty bit of veneered chipboard as the middle shelf so a piece of mirror has been cut to match the amazing mirrored top at a cost of 27 quid ,, not bad for a cheeky coffee table. OOOOO lala very posh .. up next D.I.Y. tv unit …..
PEEP SHOW IN ANCOATS…
Seek and one shall find. Just across the way from my apartment in manchester is Ancoats, which is now apartments built from the old cotton mills and textile factories of the past , i love this area ,the cobbled streets and subtle signs of what lived before , the meet between modern and old.
there are hidden treasures here. the photo taken is of a peep hole art work within the building them selves on the outer walls, they have a nautical brass look about them on first glance, but truly magical as you would have to know they existed or romantically stumble across them. they art work is by Dan Dubowitz , an urban artist . I particularly enjoy this one as it features 2 sewing machines which both move as if having a lil chat ..
Ancoats is made up of three areas- Ancoats Urban Village, New Islington and the Ashton Canal Corridor.
The area’s proximity to the city centre means it benefits from all the central shops and bars as well as the up and coming Northern Quarter with its rich bohemian atmosphere. Only a ten minute walk from Piccadilly train station and situated directly on the inner ring road, it is perfect for residents commuting out of town as well as those coming to work in Ancoats.
Ancoats Urban Village is known as the world’s first industrial suburb and has one of the largest concentrations of Grade II and Grade II* listed building in Manchester. Many of these mills are currently being restored and turned into modern yet sympathetic apartments and commercial space
Living Black Interior.
interior design stuff here i chose black as a theme , my top picks are the sexy coffee table the chesterfield chair is amazing, but the clock which changes colour between black and white depending on day or night and the DIY Munny speakers are by far my favs.
Black Nouveau interior lighting, designed by Rothschild & Bickers, is opulent range of black glass is made using traditional free blown techniques to create elegant fluid forms with a shiny rich reflective quality. The open frill comes with a chrome-topped bulb, which illuminates it internally and allows it to be viewed from below.
Midnight Chandelier – A twelve light chandelier made of natural shells on a wrought iron framework. A matching wall sconce is below. Finished in Antique Black. Size: 45″ round x 59″ high from www.TheDesignerInsider.com
Digital clock: only figures, no case, only the necessary – only accurate time. Each figure has self-contained power supply and independent control, it can be fixed to any surface autonomously. A light sensor will switch the clock to an invert mode: the figures are white in the dark time of day and black at daytime. by Kibardin Design
Bookshelves resembling hieroglyphs for people who like something a lil bitty different. Designer: Kibardin Design
Coffee table by new and upcoming Belgian industrial designer, Gauthier Poulain, presented his latest collection duringMilan Design Week 2009. A lot of his work seems to have a soft flow of futuristic design mixed with traditional hand craft and well-selected materials. The Up-Coffee is a piece of luxury designer furniture he created in his latest collection.
Vienna Audio Visual Unit £499 from OneDeko who are based in Spitalfields London.
Ampifier by Nad Electronics
DIY speakers are by Designer Ed Lewis click on his name for instructions of how to create your own!! whooplar! Lewis took the hip, urban chic of vinyl toys and gave them the gift of music by fusing speakers into the faces of these “Munnny” vinyl toys from Kid Robot.
Print by Damien hirst from the exhibition “The Elusive Truth” fron 2005 at the Gagosian gallery in Newyork the exhibition features paintings by Hirst subjecting earlier sculptures in his career…. yours for 67 US bucks from Artrier
Black wooden frame from Eframe who make custom picture frames
Queen Ann Chesterfield high back £551.43 from designersofas4u
Black flock geisha wallpaper £92.98 A ROLL oo lala cheap.. from Farnworth Design Studio
Studded black chair Gaetano Pesce design year: 1987 manufacturer: Cassina, Italy materials: resin infused felt, mattress cover in cotton fabric notes: This chair is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
thats all for now maybe i will add some more cheeky objects later … peace out
Pop up housing now?…
Designer Gregg Fleishman has designed this DH1 Disaster House, which is a 14 square foot shelter built out of sustainable European birch. The entire thing assembles without fasteners, which makes it especially useful in emergency situations. Mmm not sure about this one looks kinda fly but we need to see some throw down housing up in here, that will fit in your pocket Plus I’ve always wanted to live in a home random people could walk by and disassemble?!?
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