Manchester Daily Photo

45. Somewhere off Oldham Street, Northern Quarter.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

45. Somewhere off Oldham Street, Northern Quarter.

St Mary’s Hospital demolition, Hathersage Road. You may...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

St Mary’s Hospital demolition, Hathersage Road.

You may recall a couple of weeks ago, I posted a photo of the above building in the process of being demolished. Well, I’m no expert in the field of demolition, but I thought it would be gone soon after. Turns out it’s still keeping on keeping on! The above photo was taken yesterday (Monday 8th March), and as you can see, they still have some way to go.

Spring crocuses, Platt Fields Park. At least I think...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Spring crocuses, Platt Fields Park.

At least I think they’re crocuses. Either way, these colourful flowers, along with a scattering of snowdrops, are bringing spring to my neck of the woods. When the sun’s out, it feels almost warm! Long may it continue.

Rainy city blues. Hilton Street, Northern Quarter. Well, they do...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Rainy city blues. Hilton Street, Northern Quarter. Well, they do say that Manchester is the rainy city, but I still think it’s got its charms, even when wet.

A splash of colour. This new school on the Maine Road...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0000

A splash of colour. This new school on the Maine Road development is rather brightly-coloured, and really shines in the sun, against a blue sky - even in winter!

‘The Street With No Name’, home to Levenshulme...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

‘The Street With No Name’, home to Levenshulme Station. Hat-tip to ace Manchester photographer Aidan O’Rourke for bringing my attention to this one.

A random bit of art/graffiti in the Northern Quarter.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

A random bit of art/graffiti in the Northern Quarter.

Modern flats reflected in a calm Bridgewater Rochdale* Canal...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Modern flats reflected in a calm ~~Bridgewater~~ Rochdale* Canal (with the omnipresent Beetham Tower peeking over the top).

*Thanks Martin!

Decorated shutters, Northern Quarter. Just one example of the...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Decorated shutters, Northern Quarter.

Just one example of the many and varied public artworks that are scattered throughout the Northern Quarter.

Water Street, Castlefield.

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Water Street, Castlefield.

Liverpool Road. Old phonebox, new wifi. Nice.

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Liverpool Road. Old phonebox, new wifi. Nice.

Edge Street, Northern Quarter.

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Edge Street, Northern Quarter.

Giants basin, Bridgewater Canal.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Giants basin, Bridgewater Canal.

St Mary’s Hospital demolition, Hathersage Road,...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

St Mary’s Hospital demolition, Hathersage Road, yesterday.

It’s a strange sight, a building being pulled down which has stood for some 40 years, surrounded by Victorian buildings still in use. Still, this maternity building needs replacing, and I was lucky to catch it while there was a quarter or so of the building remaining. I imagine it will have completely vanished next time I visit!

More info about the demolition at the Manchester Evening News website: click.

Here’s an earlier picture of the same building, taken some time in 2008:

“Post No Bills”. Whitworth Street West.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

“Post No Bills”. Whitworth Street West.

‘Manchester Public Libraries’ plaque, Fallowfield...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

‘Manchester Public Libraries’ plaque, Fallowfield Library. As an Information Management student and a geek who likes signs and typefaces, things like this are my bread and butter.

Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square. Constructed 1877, Alfred...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square. Constructed 1877, Alfred Waterhouse.

Platt Fields Park, Sunday morning. Manchester awoke this morning...

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Platt Fields Park, Sunday morning.

Manchester awoke this morning to a fresh covering of snow - although it doesn’t seem as though it will last for long. Made for a gorgeous winter’s morning walk though, and I wasn’t alone amongst a few other walkers, dog-walkers and snappers.

(As always, you can click the image to enlarge.)

New Wakefield Street.

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

New Wakefield Street.

Reyner Street, Chinatown. You may have noticed a couple of extra...

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Reyner Street, Chinatown.

You may have noticed a couple of extra bits over on the left hand side. Firstly, I’ve added a tool which enables you to have a look around various other blogs which are a member of City Daily Photo, as MDP is. I should really have added this months ago, but I did it wrong in the early days of the site and well and truly broke my HTML code in the process! All being well, it is functioning properly now. Why not give it a try and search for another daily photo blog in a city you like?

The other recent change is one of licensing - I had until recently simply used the default ‘copyright’ statement for my photos, but I’ve now changed it to reflect the much more useful Creative Commons licence I use both here on MDP and on my own Flickr account.

I use the somewhat clumsily-monikered “Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales” licence. What this basically means is that anyone is free to use my photographs for whatever they like - sharing, copying or editing, without needing to ask for my permission - as long as it is not for commercial use, and as long as I am always credited for the original image. You can read the specific definition here if you’re interested.

This change won’t affect you, the reader, but I just thought I’d mention it as a point of interest.

See you tomorrow :)