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Posted 04 October 2015 - 08:59 PM

I took the wife and mother in law to Manchester today for the Coronation Street tour, now as partial as I am to the occasional episode of Corrie I'd no desire to do the tour. So what to do in Manchester for a couple of hours..well even though I'm Labour through and through I'd no desire to mix with the masses and Billy Bragg crowd on the TUC march so I headed for the Lowry Centre and Salford Quays for some working class culture.
It's a small shopping area complete with various bars, cafes, restaurants, a redeveloped inner city wharf, the Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry Centre galleries.
I knew of Lowry as a child due to the famous song by Brian and Michael, and of course had come across his work on TV on many occasions so here was a chance to maybe view it first hand. The galleries are free to enter but I made a small donation and stepped inside...wow ..I'm still buzzing that I saw so many original paintings, drawings, sketches and childish doodles from the great man. He totally understood the struggles of the working classes of Northern England and described it brilliantly in his work. It was quite literally breathtaking and awe inspiring in one go! Also in the galleries is a small section for lesser known artists, no I don't get what is art about a bite taken out of a rich tea biscuit, or an empty egg tray, or five potted cacti arranged in order of size, but it was fun all the same. I didn't have time to visit the War Museum, but that is free of charge as well and it's on the to do list.
Now I'm not suggesting you all book days off work to take the whole family there but if you're ever in that area with a hour or two to kill then you could do far worse than visit the Lowry galleries.. I honestly feel elated tonight for having seen it!

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Posted 04 October 2015 - 09:04 PM

I went last year- it's a cool area.
(It's Lowry btw;-)

The National Football Museum is excellent in the centre near Victoria.
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Posted 05 October 2015 - 12:12 PM

View PostMr Mercury, on 04 October 2015 - 08:59 PM, said:

I took the wife and mother in law to Manchester today for the Coronation Street tour, now as partial as I am to the occasional episode of Corrie I'd no desire to do the tour. So what to do in Manchester for a couple of hours..well even though I'm Labour through and through I'd no desire to mix with the masses and Billy Bragg crowd on the TUC march so I headed for the Lowry Centre and Salford Quays for some working class culture.
It's a small shopping area complete with various bars, cafes, restaurants, a redeveloped inner city wharf, the Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry Centre galleries.
I knew of Lowry as a child due to the famous song by Brian and Michael, and of course had come across his work on TV on many occasions so here was a chance to maybe view it first hand. The galleries are free to enter but I made a small donation and stepped inside...wow ..I'm still buzzing that I saw so many original paintings, drawings, sketches and childish doodles from the great man. He totally understood the struggles of the working classes of Northern England and described it brilliantly in his work. It was quite literally breathtaking and awe inspiring in one go! Also in the galleries is a small section for lesser known artists, no I don't get what is art about a bite taken out of a rich tea biscuit, or an empty egg tray, or five potted cacti arranged in order of size, but it was fun all the same. I didn't have time to visit the War Museum, but that is free of charge as well and it's on the to do list.
Now I'm not suggesting you all book days off work to take the whole family there but if you're ever in that area with a hour or two to kill then you could do far worse than visit the Lowry galleries.. I honestly feel elated tonight for having seen it!


Not normally my scene but the nearby Imperial War Museum North is well worth a visit as well, it's really well done
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Posted 05 October 2015 - 05:20 PM

View PostMr Mercury, on 04 October 2015 - 08:59 PM, said:

I took the wife and mother in law to Manchester today for the Coronation Street tour, now as partial as I am to the occasional episode of Corrie I'd no desire to do the tour. So what to do in Manchester for a couple of hours..well even though I'm Labour through and through I'd no desire to mix with the masses and Billy Bragg crowd on the TUC march so I headed for the Lowry Centre and Salford Quays for some working class culture.
It's a small shopping area complete with various bars, cafes, restaurants, a redeveloped inner city wharf, the Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry Centre galleries.
I knew of Lowry as a child due to the famous song by Brian and Michael, and of course had come across his work on TV on many occasions so here was a chance to maybe view it first hand. The galleries are free to enter but I made a small donation and stepped inside...wow ..I'm still buzzing that I saw so many original paintings, drawings, sketches and childish doodles from the great man. He totally understood the struggles of the working classes of Northern England and described it brilliantly in his work. It was quite literally breathtaking and awe inspiring in one go! Also in the galleries is a small section for lesser known artists, no I don't get what is art about a bite taken out of a rich tea biscuit, or an empty egg tray, or five potted cacti arranged in order of size, but it was fun all the same. I didn't have time to visit the War Museum, but that is free of charge as well and it's on the to do list.
Now I'm not suggesting you all book days off work to take the whole family there but if you're ever in that area with a hour or two to kill then you could do far worse than visit the Lowry galleries.. I honestly feel elated tonight for having seen it!



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Posted 05 October 2015 - 05:23 PM

View PostScreamadelica, on 05 October 2015 - 05:20 PM, said:

Only ever been to Salford once, walked down the real coronation street to the salford lads club.

I'm sure I saw a t shirt with that on somewhere yesterday.
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Posted 05 October 2015 - 05:42 PM

View PostMr Mercury, on 05 October 2015 - 05:23 PM, said:

I'm sure I saw a t shirt with that on somewhere yesterday.


Probably. I read somewhere it's the 3rd most popular music related site to visit after abbey road and the cavern.
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Posted 05 October 2015 - 05:44 PM

I really like Manchester as a city. Comfortably my favourite big English city.
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Posted 06 October 2015 - 04:45 PM

View PostWestbars Spireite, on 05 October 2015 - 05:44 PM, said:

I really like Manchester as a city. Comfortably my favourite big English city.


Better than Liverpool?

Manchester has too many areas not to get lost in for my liking.

When they rebuilt Hulme in the early 90s it looked all modern and cosmopolitan.

Same cowboys still live there...
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Posted 06 October 2015 - 05:04 PM

View PostHistoricWarwick, on 06 October 2015 - 04:45 PM, said:

Better than Liverpool?

Manchester has too many areas not to get lost in for my liking.

When they rebuilt Hulme in the early 90s it looked all modern and cosmopolitan.

Same cowboys still live there...


I personally find Liverpool quite a strange place. Would have thought there were as many dodgy areas there as Manchester.
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Posted 06 October 2015 - 08:07 PM

View PostMr Mercury, on 04 October 2015 - 08:59 PM, said:

I took the wife and mother in law to Manchester today for the Coronation Street tour, now as partial as I am to the occasional episode of Corrie I'd no desire to do the tour. So what to do in Manchester for a couple of hours..well even though I'm Labour through and through I'd no desire to mix with the masses and Billy Bragg crowd on the TUC march so I headed for the Lowry Centre and Salford Quays for some working class culture.
It's a small shopping area complete with various bars, cafes, restaurants, a redeveloped inner city wharf, the Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry Centre galleries.
I knew of Lowry as a child due to the famous song by Brian and Michael, and of course had come across his work on TV on many occasions so here was a chance to maybe view it first hand. The galleries are free to enter but I made a small donation and stepped inside...wow ..I'm still buzzing that I saw so many original paintings, drawings, sketches and childish doodles from the great man. He totally understood the struggles of the working classes of Northern England and described it brilliantly in his work. It was quite literally breathtaking and awe inspiring in one go! Also in the galleries is a small section for lesser known artists, no I don't get what is art about a bite taken out of a rich tea biscuit, or an empty egg tray, or five potted cacti arranged in order of size, but it was fun all the same. I didn't have time to visit the War Museum, but that is free of charge as well and it's on the to do list.
Now I'm not suggesting you all book days off work to take the whole family there but if you're ever in that area with a hour or two to kill then you could do far worse than visit the Lowry galleries.. I honestly feel elated tonight for having seen it!

The Lowry centre is excellent and the media city surroundings. The company I used to work for is based next to the BBC so spent many a night there.
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Posted 06 October 2015 - 08:13 PM

View PostWestbars Spireite, on 06 October 2015 - 05:04 PM, said:

I personally find Liverpool quite a strange place. Would have thought there were as many dodgy areas there as Manchester.


There are but slightly less menacing.
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Posted 07 October 2015 - 10:10 PM

I had a print of " going to the match" for my birthday . It still really captures the anticipation and focus of fans on Saturday afternoon - I recognise the scene every time I go to the proact from sheffield rd

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Posted 08 October 2015 - 06:56 PM

View PostBluebelle, on 07 October 2015 - 10:10 PM, said:

I had a print of " going to the match" for my birthday . It still really captures the anticipation and focus of fans on Saturday afternoon - I recognise the scene every time I go to the proact from sheffield rd

That's actually there as well.
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Posted 08 October 2015 - 07:01 PM

2 lowrys have adorned my walls for years....just wish they were originals!fantastic artist.
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Posted 27 October 2015 - 11:51 AM

Just had a weekend with the wife and daughter in Cardiff.

Changed a fair bit and a great location for a weekend. Anything more than that and I might struggle but.

Cardiff Bay is excellent - Millennium Centre, and the Senned are impressive. Good bike trail, regeneration areas and boat trips on the bay. The city centre is a lot better now than it used to be and I am reliably informed from a female perspective that it would make an excellent girly weekend due to the close proximity of shops to hotels and hotels to pubs.

From a sporting perspective, as a town much smaller than say Sheffield, it has two rugby stadia and a test cricket ground all within walking distance of the centre. Then there is an international pool, whitewater centre and ice hockey stadium on the bay and CCFC's ground just a tad further out.

That's my review done. Overall rating 'tidy'.
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