#109

Fancy a wander up the Lickeys?

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Welcome to Beacon Hill, the highest of the Lickey Hills at 978ft above sea level.
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Turn around for the view across Worcestershire towards the Malverns
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A castle?
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No no, just an elaborate toposcope
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The view over towards the Black Country…
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… And towards the City
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(Do panoramas work on here?)
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Into the woods…
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And down the hill
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Wee lake at the bottom of the hill.
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Ducks and daffodils

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#110

Great strolling

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#111

I really want to replicate this stroll, so long as the weather and ducks are also replicated

#112

The ducks are always there, no guarantees on the weather though.

Here’s a bonus squirrel

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#113

Goin’ for a run. Care to join me?

Never taken this turn along the river before. Let’s see where it leads:

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Pick a path, any path:

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This is kinda nice:

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Ah, ok now I know where I am. Heading into Chorlton:
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Didn’t know this was here. Poignant interlude:
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Longford’s Park, home of abandoned architectural ideas:

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Oi, adolescent Morrissey, any chance you could not turn into a twat when you’re older?

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Was legendary Manc venue The Hard Rock. Led Zep, Bowie, Bob Marley etc all played here…then the world’s crappest B&Q…now dunno, probably scheduled for demolition:

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Next stop:

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Well, nobody said I couldn’t walk through here:
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Our local non-league team:

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One of my favourite local buildings, shame they dont know what to do with it. For the fully immersive virtual stroll experience, please soak your clothes in Jeyes cleaning fluid overnight before viewing:
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…and done:

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#114

Join me on the school run

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#115

Apparently the essoldo was designed to look like a cash register. Have you seen old photos of it? Such a babe. Always think it’d do well as a music venue especially next to tram stop.

Also, you were pretty close to my house today. Hi!

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#116

I know where this is.

#117

Oh, hi! :wave:

I covered about 15km today, so probably close to a few Disser homes! Yeah , the old Essoldo photos are beautiful - I’d love to see it restored to something like former glories. Didn’t know about the cash register influence though.

With the food hall opening soon,the community takeover of Stretford public hall and the class of 92 investments, I keep hoping something will happen. There’s surely a market for something as you say, or a film ‘experience’ again if they build on its style and heritage.

This is hanging in our kitchen:

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#118

Are you from this way?

#119

I heard ages ago the owners don’t really care because they make enough money from having phone masts on the roof. Stupid idiots. How can you own something that great and just not care?

#121

Yeah, Up Holland

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#122

Ahh, I didn’t know that about the phone masts, but I had wondered who was paying for all the cleaning and the baby pink/powder blue paint jobs. That’s rubbish.

#123

yeah just down the road.

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#124

Just to the left of the old cinema (facing it) there are a few streets of really cool old worker’s houses.

It’s good for a walk, Stretford. Not really been modernised much has it? When i go for a stroll i always spot things that i’ve not seen before, or which don’t really make sense.

Be really nice if someone did something with that run of shops on the hill behind the old cinema as well. They’ve been dormant or misused for years now. Must be loads of footfall past there, could be great if there were a few cafes and bars there.

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#125

I think it’ll come in time. There’s going to be tipping point in the next few years where Stretford becomes trendy and that row of shops will get pulled down and something built in their place. There’s only the hairdressers still there as far as I can tell and all the rubbish that piles up in front of the row for weeks on end really stinks in warmer weather.

I’m still regularly seeing things I hadn’t before too. I read a while back that the big tower block nearby (Stretford House) was built to rehouse people when the old back to back terraces were pulled down to build the Arndale…and that the block is built on the site of a former cattle farm. Almost impossible to visualise this in my mind now.

#126

I love sneaking to the stop floor of Stretford house. There’s a little lounge up there for when you’re waiting for the laundry

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#127

I’m a bit hungover: join me for a brief stroll to grab a can of revitalising fizzy juice.

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Nice looking day out, tbf.

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Bingo.

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And back we go

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I sometimes really hate living in a top floor flat…

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Made it.
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#128

Walking to work.

Let’s start with a phallus

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Hotspur House, the Medlock wraps around it and was the original border of the city.
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Refuge Assurance. See above the corner door a mini castle? A symbol of refuge, it also has arks on it. And the minute marks on the clock are bees (symbol of manchester)

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Sackville building. The green dome on the roof is godlee observatory. The dome itself is made from a type of papier mache
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Someone painted lipstick on this guy

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Leftover signs from various films/TV Inc Captain America

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Fire watchers bell from the war.
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Iron curbs from industrial revolution
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Important stall

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This particular slum housing is sealed up but still has pans in the fire place and largely untouched
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Good ghost sign
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Great shop signs. Stars of Brookside.
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Footie. Lads. Etc.

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Said bobbins in conversation recently.
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The arches are so big so that your horse and carriage could go straight into the foyer

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#129

Gr8 stuff

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