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READER MESSAGES LATE APRIL 1999
Two of the photographs in this weeks newsletter have brought back many memories for me. I used to work in Parsonage Gardens - many moons ago - and I had my wedding reception in a pub in Alkrington - also many moons ago. Thanks for the memories. Best wishes Lynda
From: "The Triggersons" <triggerson@globalserve.net>
Great photo of Fairfield St. - not that I can truthfully say I can
recognise anything. The searches are so smooth - what can we say, but thank you! Arkwright House is the big white building with neo-classical columns on the left hand side of Parsonage Gardens as you come from Deansgate. At lunchtime, I often go to Henry's, a cafe-bar on the ground floor. The exterior of Arkwright House has just been cleaned, it looks very impressive. I'll do a photo of it soon. From: "Joyce Edwards" <jedwards@nor.com.au>
Glad to hear you like the daffodils - they don't last long, so I like to capture them in my photos. More flowers coming soon. From: "Brian Oakley" <oakley@sinfo.net> Hope you had a wonderful holiday, Easter in Panama just isn't the same! Pleased to see you visited Tandle Hill Park during your visit to Royton to record the demise of the Elk Mill, the new landscape will certainly make a big change to the surrounding views. Judging from your comments I guess the weather wasn't so good but I still enjoyed the panoramic view over Oldham, many of the landmarks are quite familiar. I think Boundary Park football ground is just visible at centre right hand side.
I have an idea for a website/book project on "Secrets of Successful Web Photography" but there are only so many hours in the day and I don't have enough of them. I can tell you two secrets now: 1) Only scan from negatives. 2) Use Adobe Photoshop. I also think that the Macintosh is a better platform to work on for images, but that's just a personal preference of mine.
Thank you I finally did receive a letter from my Friend Margaret, apparently
friends of hers saw it in the MEN and she received numerous calls so
now we are in contact again - thanks so much - I can't waint to read
the news and articles every week - keep up the good work I have passed
on the address to a few people so hope they will contact you sometime.
By the way its 4:00 p.m. Sunday and snowing furiously here in Niagara
Falls! Nice to hear you're back in contact. I've included the In Touch page from last Saturday, 10 April 1999. Thanks for your kind comments! From: RAYOPINT@aol.com In those days the area was a stinking dirty rat infested (and not just animals) area, that was crime infested and was home to a varying amount of human garbage, to be quite honest, even me would not go down there unless accompanied by half the shift. So imagine my surprise when on a visit in 1996 a friend took me down there, where to my amazement and profound joy in the city planners I came upon one of the most trendiest places I have seen in Manchester. The two pubs, the foot bridges, the cobbles and to my amazement, the pike I saw surface for a sec in the canal.
I was proud of Manchester when I lived there and I am more proud of
it now when I see all that has been done all over the city to make it
look so clean and sparkling. Thanks for this home page, it does really
make me feel at "home" From: RAYOPINT@aol.com Well you answered my question without replying. I found a letter I
had sent looking for some old school mates in todays M/CR online, thanks
for being so quick! A favour, do you have any pictures of the Queens
road depot, Barneys Field. My Dad worked for the M.C.T.D. for 40 yrs,seved
his country in both WW1 and WW2, and was awarded the MBE in Queen Elizabeths
first honours list. In 1954. I used to play on Barneys field, which was at the bottom of
our Street, Lecester Road, Know it? And me and my pals used to collect
Train #s down at the sidings on the other side of Barneys. Me and my
friends also witnessed a bad train crash down there, I was quite young
and I think it was about 1952-54, I could be wrong on those dates, but
it was definitely before 54. Thanks Ray O'Neill. Boy this web site is great, keep it up. Oh to help you more, the depot was on Queens Road and Lecester road was 3 streets down from there. Queens Rd depot is now used as a bus depot by FirstBus Manchester. The top end of the depot, on Boyle St is the Museum of Transport. I see Lecester Rd on the map, but there's no sign of Barney's Field. On the map, there's Smedley Fields Recreation Ground is that it? The railway line runs along one side. That line is now used by Metrolink trams. Woodlands Rd is the next station up. I'll be taking some more pictures in that area soon. Oh by the way, please reply to: a i d a n (with an A!) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:45:57 -0400 Aidan Keep up the great work on the Newsletter, Images and all. Will you be posting any more photos of the St George's Day parade?? Rob
Thanks, and yes, here you are, as you requested, plus the postcard I made on the day of the parade using shots from the the Kodak DC20 digital camera. It's interesting to compare the colour and picture quality.
Dear Aiden - All the best Even though I don't always watch them, I appreciate very much quality home produced drama on TV. Here's one of Granada TV, Quay St Manchester, where some of those quality programmes originate.
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