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Comment on The industrial sublime: Castlefield, Manchester by fifepsychogeography

fifepsychogeography — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:58:14 +0000

Great post. Image of the shipping holes is stunning.

Comment on Hidden spaces: the Derbyshire Dales by dobraszczyk

dobraszczyk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:03:46 +0000

You’re right! Thanks for the correction….

Comment on Hidden spaces: the Derbyshire Dales by Lee

Lee — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:47:40 +0000

I’m pretty certain that the first photo is of Cave Dale at Castleton.

Comment on The industrial sublime: Castlefield, Manchester by maenamor

maenamor — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:51:39 +0000

brilliant post…

Comment on The Dark Arches of Leeds by ericcapewell

ericcapewell — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:43:06 +0000

Thanks Paul! Much appreciated

Comment on The Dark Arches of Leeds by dobraszczyk

dobraszczyk — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:52:23 +0000

It’s a webpage, which you can find here:

http://leedsstories.net/2010/10/06/the_dark_arches/

You’ll probably need to look at the Police records in Leeds for the official documentation. I’m sure there will also be references to the subject in local newspapers, such as The Leeds Mercury.

All the best, Paul

Comment on The Dark Arches of Leeds by ericcapewell

ericcapewell — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:55:34 +0000

“As early as 1892, Leeds’s chief of police was citing the Dark Arches as a centre of idling, prostitution and mugging.”

What was your source for this information please? I need to know for a research project. Thanks

Comment on The afterlife of objects: the Coalbrookdale gates by dobraszczyk

dobraszczyk — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:56:16 +0000

Thanks for the correction! The gates actually chosen for Sandringham were also shown in the 1862 Exhibition & were made in Norwich by Barnard & Bishop.

Comment on The afterlife of objects: the Coalbrookdale gates by Nicholas Elder

Nicholas Elder — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:51:44 +0000

From the original engraving, it is evident that the gates originally had the Prince of Wales’ feathers atop, not the royal coat of arms, which would make sense, as Sandringham never belonged to Queen Victoria but was a private house belonging to the future Edward VII. Otherwise a fascinating story and a wonderful artefact!

Comment on Civic space? The Barton arcade, Manchester by michael stephenson

michael stephenson — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:38:46 +0000

barton arcade was indeed an extremely busy place.deansgate as far as knott mill was full of exclusive and expensive shops.within barton arcade were ellwoods fabrics’scotch wool’manfied shoes’ss hand bags’vent axia’edwards shoes(still there)squirrel cafe and ncb coal utilisation council.i worked in the arcade from 1963 to 1967 andwas a regular visitor from the early fifties.following the sale of the shops in 1962 we retained various offices and catering showroom on the first floor plus the entire sub basement.the only time the business closed was1942 to45 thanks to being blitzed.