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READER MESSAGES LATE APRIL 1999 From: "Rich Cook" rac@fwi.com
Envelope-to: aidan@anamaria.u-net.com Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 16:57:47 -0500 Subject: Hi Aidan From: "David Boardman" david.boardman@accglobal.net To: aidan@anamaria.u-net.com Can you bring me up to date with the status of some of my favourite old buildings. What's happening at the Victoria Baths these days. I know that's not far from your home. Has anything happened to the Central Fire Station? I know they were talking of redeveloping it. I hope it is still intact. The Longsight Police Station and the Daisy Mill used to sit across Stockport road from each other. I know there is a new Longsight Police Station. Does this mean the old one will be demolished? In relation to the picture of the Malmaison Hotel. Was the Doll's Hospital in the old section of that building or was it further along and gone now? All the best from frigid Ontario. We have waist deep snow now and tonight
they expect the low temperature to reach -30C. Makes you glad you live
on the Costa del Irwell right! David When the weather was good just over a week ago, I didn't hear people saying how wonderful it was - they just complained about the cold. People don't appreciate how lucky they are to live here! Now to answer your questions - I am planning a coffee table book, but it will be quite some time yet before it comes out. In the meantime, you can run a slide show of 20 stunning full-screen size colour photos on your desktop with my Eyewitness in Manchester City Centre Walking Tour screensaver, available shortly in the Manchester Online shop for only £4.99 (technical side done by Manchester Online's chief designer Simon). Several pictures are "previously unreleased" and the others I have specially rescanned and enhanced to look their best, so please go the Manchester Online shop later this week!
From: "Vincent Marsden" vmarsden@ladenburg.com I wanted to mention that you can now get a new BBC channel in the USA called BBC America. As far as I know it is only currently available on DishTV (www.dishnetwork.com) and while the programming is somewhat limited it is nonetheless terrific for expats. We just had it installed last week and have been watching it all of the time. Unfortunately, since it only carries BBC programs we don't get Coronation Street, but my wife is a big EastEnders fan so she gets to keep up-to-date. I can't wait to go online on a Tuesday to see your weekly update, and
from the looks of your mailbag, the word is getting around. I have a
cousin who recently moved to Florida so I have sent him the address
for Manchester Online and told him to be certain to check out EWM. Happy and healthy New Year
Thank you very much indeed for the message. The BBC is good - I remember the feeling of joy and relief when we first tuned in to BBC World in Saudi Arabia in 1992 - but it's still not as good as domestic BBC1 and 2, plus the other channels. British TV is the best in the world. From: Anniean@aol.com
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 23:53:06 EST I'm not actually in Chicago but about 30 miles west. We have had quite a bit of snow over the past week. It started on January 2 very early in the morning. by the time I woke up at about 8:00am we already had 2-3 inches. It continued for most of the day. The city got about 24 inches with the strong winds there were drifts that covered cars. We got another 1-2 inches on Tuesday/Wednesday and a few more inches today. In between the snow we are having bitter cold temps as low as 20(f) below. We are expected to get more snow in the upcoming week. Until Christmas we were expecting unusually warm weather with temps up to 70 (f) I guess we're paying for it now! We have not have this much snow in about 10 years and hopefully we won't have it again for another 10 years!...lol oh well that's life in the Midwest. If anyone is thinking of visiting Chicago I would definatly suggest the warmer months. I love your page and try to visit often. Stay warm! Annie Nickels Today (Saturday 9 Jan) was gloriously sunny and cold - my favourite weather. No snow yet! From: "F. Hadland" frankh@unix.infoserve.net
Regards Frank Hadland. P.S. I make it a point to visit your site each week. You are really doing an excellent job in promoting Manchester, and also bringing back very dim memories. The Capitol Cinema was used as a TV studio, then as a theatre. It's currently being demolished to make way for upmarket apartments. As for the Lido, Kingsway, this is now, I think, a branch of Kwik Save. Some Kingsway pictures coming soon. And thanks for your kind words! Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 09:19:49 -0500 From: susan healey-mills ride4311@ride.ri.net Reply-To: ride4311@ride.ri.net Organization: barrington school department MIME-Version: 1.0 To: aidan@anamaria.u-net.com, ride4311@ride.ri.net Subject: "Manchester People" Aidan: As an ex Mancunian now residing in the United States, I particularly enjoy the information on your Web Pages - nice for me to be able to keep "in touch" from 3,000 miles away! I would like to know whether you would kindly give me any information about the following "Manchester People", and their careers: 1 PETER DONAHOE (DONAHUE-?-) A classical pianist who has performed
on many occasions for the BBC (radio) and who, as a child, was raised
in Chorlton. I would like to know about his music career and
Peter Donohue, the distinguished concert pianist, was born 18th of June 1953. He went to Chorlton Park Primary School, Chethams College, Leeds University, the Royal Manchester College of Music, the RNCM, and the Paris Conservatoire. His debut was at Manchester Free Trade Hall (right) in 1966, and he went on to perform all over the world. Among many accolades, he won the Gramphone Concerto Record of the Year Award in 1988. I'm not sure whether he lives in England, though his agents are in London. I can provide their address if you like. As for Paul Arthurs, I've no idea at the moment where he lives, but I will consult some of my contacts, and get back to you on that. By the way, I don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of all things Mancunian - the above info is taken from the fascinating "Who's Who in Greater Manchester" published by Manchester Literary and Philosophical Publications Ltd, 1996 edition - they were selling them recently for £1.50 in the Stationery Office on Albert Square! From: "Rich Cook" rac@fwi.com To: "Aidan O'Rourke" aidan@anamaria.u-net.com Subject: Let it Snow!!! Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 23:48:05 -0500 Hi Aidan, I don't have any photos to offer..........I could have some early next week. I am 3 hours from Chicago.....they received around 18 inches, plus high winds causing drifting. In Ft Wayne we had about 8 inches over the weekend and another 4 today, also had high winds causing drifting....I have about 3 feet in some places around my house. The temperature was down to -16 Fahrenheit here Monday night, the wind chill made it feel like -40. We are supposed to get more snow plus an ice storm before the start of next week.....Florida sounds more inviting each day!!!! Chicago typically gets more snow than we do here due to the lake effect. I will get some pics and send to you ASAP. Rich Cook It's going to get cold this weekend - it might even dip below freezing point! We're all looking forward to the photos!
From: "Douglas Minke" dgminke@sentex.net
She used to live in Reddish. We worked together in 1959 in Selsey at a caravan camp which belonged to a John Barnes. I would love to hear from her. My married name is Moira Minke and I live in Canada. Thank you. My maiden name is Connor. my email address is dgminke@sentex.net Thanks for the message. You may have more success in finding your friend if you use the "In Touch" section of Manchester Online. Hope you find her. Does anyone out there know Karlene Osborne???? Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1999 01:57:41 +0000 Martin. Thanks for your comments. Good luck with your project. I'll include you in the "recommended " section of the New Eyewitness in Manchester, which will also include some photographs from other parts of northern England, so maybe we'll bump into each other! Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 22:10:16 -0500 Sorry, but so far I have only one picture of Bolton, the one on the right. I'll do some more, but getting round the area to photograph everyone's favourite place, and during good weather - it takes a long time! Can you mention any specific locations you'd like to see? From: BonMurt@aol.com Subject: Snow in North America! S Yates Ex-pat, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Yes, a bit of snow like in the picture (right) of Manchester Central Mosque two years ago seems to cause major havoc. Currently rain and flooding are the problem, while in London, they've had the highest early Jan temperatures for 150 years. Have any EWM readers in North America taken any photos of the current snowy conditions? Please send some and I'll include them on this page. From: Mank56@aol.com Best regards, Nigel Bramwell, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Yes, at 11.30am Wednesday 6 Jan, it's 7.5 celsuis, 45 fahrenheit. If we could take some degrees off you guys and subtract from the temperature here, your parents could get their flight, and I could get some nice snow pictures around Manchester! I don't know how you manage to get through each winter in that part of the States. People complain about the weather here, but at least it's temperate. I'd like a bit of snow for a couple of weeks in the year, but I couldn't handle months of sub-zero temperatures. Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 00:50:47 EST Dear Aidan... The year in review I also enjoyed very much.... I have a friend there...David
P. Hadfield...and it is so nice to keep up with the news and able to
discuss the local events with him.... I'm still looking for some pictures
of Heald Green...maybe the "Beech Tree Pub", I know you will
do in time....and I want to thank you in advance... I know many people
read your Eyewitness each week....I just hope they take the time to
let you know how much all your work is appreciated....
Didn't you see my picture of Heald Green (right)? I'll try and get the Beech Tree Pub next time I'm in that area, and the weather's good. Yes, many people read, but not so many send me messages. Many website publishers don't even bother to reply to e-mail messages. I'm very happy to receive each one, and it only takes me a few minutes to paste them onto this page and write a reply, providing an opportunity for readers to have their say, moderated by me. It's interesting, readable content, and all I have to do is cut and paste! So please e-mail me, Eyewitness readers. Who knows - through these pages, you might make contact with someone you didn't expect to make contact with! From: "wazza" wazza@magna.com.au Hi Aidan , here we are in 1999 the weather is warm and dry and life is worth living. Our Aussie cricketers have just wrapped up the Ashes series against the English team. I am you see a turn coat for now I support my adopted country. After 45 years I consider myself a full on Aussie. No I don't throw spears and boomerangs I am not that well assimilated . My Mum is 90 years of age and asked if you had photographs of Davyhulme Hospital. In 1933/4 she spent some time in there and listened to music by "The Crystal Band" which had won some music awards. The hospital was new and impressive. She also remembers bands playing in Victoria park Swinton in a purpose built bandstand . Have you a photo of the park ? I like the new format and it is interesting to read the messages from other ex Mancunians. It seems we cannot get the place out of our system ; it's addictive but I will decline rehabilitation. Best Wishes Davyhulme Hospital is now, I think, Trafford General Hospital. It went down in history as the hospital where the NHS started in 1948. There were commemorations there in 1998. I'll see if I can get over to those places when the weather improves. Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:21:13 -0600 (CST) I am a long time reader who lives in southern Missouri about 400 miles southwest of Chicago and the weather here (and all over the Midwest) has been awful. In addition to the snow and ice, temperatures have been from 0 to 12 degrees since the first of the year with wind chills in the minus (!) teens and twentys.
Thanks for doing such a great job. Thanks for your message and the kind comments.Here the weather is cloudy and mild. I wouldn't mind experiencing your weather for a week or so, and I could take some photos, but it must be difficult to live through a whole winter of it. People complain about our "coastal" weather patterns, but it's more varied and less extreme than your "continental" climate. Hope you enjoy Manchester when you come. Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 06:32:00 -0000 Lawrence J. Murphy slm8@worldnet.att.net
Keep up the good work I really enjoyed it. Sue Murphy formerly of Fallowfield, Manchester 14 Glad you like it, and hope to bring you even more up-to-date images, as well as very old ones, soon. The one on the right is Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield.
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1999 09:25:59 -0500
Has anyone written a song "I left my heart in Ma-a-nchester"? Doesn't sound quite right , but a lot of people do miss Manchester whether people from here who've emigrated, or visitors who've gone back home. I spent some time in New York summer 81, I thought I'd "come home". Took quite a few photos there too. In some ways, I think Manchester is like a "little" New York. Anyhow, thanks for the good wishes and please keep reading! Oh, there's a song called "Manchester Morning" by Jonathan Young - see EWM Recommends, coming later this month. From: "chris morris" chris@mozza23.freeserve.co.uk Hey could you please tell me what the old Arndale bus station will be transformed into as no-one has mentioned its future use and do you think that this once-excellent terminus should be re-furbished and re-opened.thanks Chris
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PAUL ARTHURS ("Oasis" guitarist). My young daughter is a fan
of the Band and has compiled quite an extensive "scrapbook"
about their music. To complete this, to date, she would just like to
know the specific area
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