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Manchester architecture at its finest. What a spectacular building. Textures brought out with Kodak 400TX home developed in Tenenal Parasol S. This was my first use of this rodinal equivalent and I am very impressed. Even the negs looks different. Bye bye Ilfosol 3. I am looking forward to trying XTOL in the near future but with tetenal at 1:25 dilution this might take a while.
Camera : Leica M4 with 35mm Summicron ASPH
Film : Kodak 400TX TriX
Developer : Tetenal Paranol S 1:25 / 9 mins / agitation every 30 secs
Scanner : Epson V550
With Manchester architecture old and new as a backdrop, 142048 was departing from Deansgate en-route to it's next call at Oxford Road with the 11.50 Wigan North Western to Manchester Piccadilly service on August 3rd 2019.
142048 was one of seventeen 142's (142041-49 & 142051-58) modified for use with Merseytravel in 1992. It was withdrawn from service on December 16th 2019 and moved from Newton Heath to Gascoigne Wood with 142053 & 142057. 142048 made it's final journey on January 10th 2020 to EMR at Kingsbury for scrapping.
Lock 92 and lock-keeper's cottage, Rochdale Canal, Manchester [53.474514, -2.255554]
This lock was built by the Duke of Bridgewater, Francis Egerton, on an 1804 extension to the Rochdale Canal to enable it to link with his own Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield Basin.
The lock-keeper's cottage was, in 1863, occupied by one John William Smith whose occupation was given as "toll-collector". It is now thought to be the last remain detached residential building in central Manchester.
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Manchester, Salford and Media City 130523 #1
I parked the car at Deansgate North Q-Park and walked into Cross Street Manchester for a quick look around, window-shopping, before I started on my main business of the morning around the Deansgate 101 building which, I suppose, is possibly Salford rather than Manchester. I paused as I passed through an arcade off Deansgate and took a couple of shots of the elegant interior – and then continued into Cross Street. After some retail therapy, I walked back along New Cathedral Street, through Shambles Square and along the side of Manchester Cathedral before crossing the River Irwell/Tib. Up Cathedral approach Bridge – where I took the photos I’ll be posting tomorrow.
Connect 4 group
Theme: Architecture
Not my thing usually, away from nature and into the city for a change.
Manchester Civil Justice Centre
Completed in 2008. An international competition-winning design for the headquarters of the Ministry of Justice in the North West of England, the biggest court complex
With some old Manchester architecture as a backdrop, Metrolink T-68 1005 was running along London Road and about to cross the A6 to enter the undercroft terminus below Piccadilly station with a service from Bury on May 1st 2011.
1005 had been delivered to Queens Road Depot at Collyhurst on December 4th 1991 and entered service on the first day of the Metrolink between Victoria and Bury on April 6th 1992. It was withdrawn from service in June 2012 and was scrapped in 2014.
I always think a business opportunity was missed when the T-68 fleet was withdrawn, that one did not become a static 'diner' in the city centre (US style).
Manchester architecture old, new and very new, in a long-view along Whitworth Street West, as Virgin Pendolino 390010 was making its way at walking pace along the brick viaduct of the former Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway (MSJ&A) as it was approaching Manchester Oxford Road with the diverted 08.40 Glasgow Central to London Euston service (1M09) on July 27th 2019. The brick apartment building with grey windows on the left of this scene, is stood on the site of the Hacienda club, famous for the Manchester music scene of the 1980's and 1990's.
Capturing a train in right position along here is a nightmare due to posts, gantries and street lights all in the wrong position!
Manchester, Salford and Media City 130523 #1
I parked the car at Deansgate North Q-Park and walked into Cross Street Manchester for a quick look around, window-shopping, before I started on my main business of the morning around the Deansgate 101 building which, I suppose, is possibly Salford rather than Manchester. I paused as I passed through an arcade off Deansgate and took a couple of shots of the elegant interior – and then continued into Cross Street. After some retail therapy, I walked back along New Cathedral Street, through Shambles Square and along the side of Manchester Cathedral before crossing the River Irwell/Tib. Up Cathedral approach Bridge – where I took the photos I’ll be posting tomorrow.