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Boardman's Entry, and other alleyways

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:13:03 -0500

For a short stretch of the city centre it’s possible to bypass the crowds and the traffic and to walk across several pedestrian areas and finally down a series of alleyways. In fact you can walk almost traffic-free from Victoria station all the way to Lloyd Street, and in doing so you might spot some rather unusual artwork.

To walk this route you begin at Cathedral Gardens, down Cathedral Street and New Cathedral Street then cut through St Ann’s Square. At the heart of St Ann’s Square stands the only surviving 18th century church in the city (celebrating 300 years in 2012), the tower of which is said to mark the geographical centre of the old city and the surveyor’s benchmark can be seen carved into the stone by the tower door.

The connecting road from the church to Deansgate was once known as Toll Lane as this is where the lord of the manor would collect tolls for the animals on their way to fair after they had gathered here and been pelted with acorns by the locals!

From the back of the church the route through the city continues in a relatively straight line from here. First you cut through St Ann’s Passage, built as a temporary home for the Corn Exchange and then you meet with King Street. In 1976 King Street became the first city centre street to be pedestrianised and it’s here that you find yourself opposite Boardman’s Entry.

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CYCLING KITTY

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:45:54 -0500

putthefunbetweenyourlegs:

I’ve posted about animals and bikes before, and, here it goes again…(feat. awesome kitten.) Enjoy.

dickcat: TGIF! Via The Internets

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:33:36 -0500

dickcat:

TGIF!

Via The Internets

dickcat: Boo! Via Janine Mullaney

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:31:46 -0500

dickcat:

Boo!

Via Janine Mullaney

fat girl on a bicycle: What’s the difference between driving dangerously and driving like an utter dick?

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:25:29 -0400

fat girl on a bicycle: What’s the difference between driving dangerously and driving like an utter dick?:

fatgirlonabicycle:

After a hairy moment being aggressively undertaken by a highways’ maintenance van this morning, I’ve had a quick look into what consists dangerous driving and what recourse there is.

The Crown Prosecution Service website has some interesting and fairly extensive information about dangerous…

bentheillustrator: LAUNCHED THIS WEEK! The Ben the Illustrator...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:21:46 -0400

bentheillustrator:

LAUNCHED THIS WEEK!

The Ben the Illustrator Collection - Fabrics and fabric products that bring an exclamation mark to any home. Now available from BTICollection.com!

Art V Cancer: Art V Cancer - Manchester exhibition Nov 2nd 2012 In November Art V...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:50:59 -0400

Art V Cancer: Art V Cancer - Manchester exhibition Nov 2nd 2012 In November Art V...:

bentheillustrator:

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artvcancer:

Art V Cancer - Manchester exhibition Nov 2nd 2012

In November Art V Cancer will be celebrating it’s first year selling limited edition prints to raise money for cancer charities. To help us kick start our second year we will be hosting an exhibition. The brief for our exhibition is to submit an illustration in your own style inspired by the phrase, ‘Live long and prosper’. It can be anything and it doesn’t have to directly relate to Star Trek - just use it to spark your imagination! The final artwork will be digitally printed (no bigger than A3+ 330mm x 483mm (13 x 19 inches) each print will have a limited run of 5 and will be sold at the exhibition for £20. (If you would like to produce a one off piece please get in touch). There will be 35 exhibitioning artists, including a selection of prints from Art V Cancer work by Raid71, Steven Bonner, Ben the Illustrator, James Howard and many many more! Please send your submission as a low-res jpg to exhibition@raid71.com The official deadline is Sun 30th of September. Any questions please contact julia@raid71.com We look forward to hearing from you. To keep up to date with developments regarding Art V Cancer don’t forget to follow us here on tumblr, twitter @Artraid and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/artvcancer Thank you!

betaknowledge: A project by Clement Valla: At first, I...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:50:46 -0400

betaknowledge:

A project by Clement Valla:

At first, I thought they were glitches, or errors in the algorithm, but looking closer, I realized the situation was actually more interesting — these images are not glitches. They are the absolute logical result of the system. They are an edge condition—an anomaly within the system, a nonstandard, an outlier, even, but not an error. These jarring moments expose how Google Earth works, focusing our attention on the software. They are seams which reveal a new model of seeing and of representing our world - as dynamic, ever-changing data from a myriad of different sources – endlessly combined, constantly updated, creating a seamless illusion.

I AM A GENDER! HEAR ME ROAR!

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:50:02 -0400

mofgimmers:

I have a real problem with gender specific magazines and websites. I’ve been torturing myself trying to work out why they exist for ages and, mostly, I still can’t get a handle on it.

Here’s why.

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robotindisguise: Cat cobra

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 05:54:05 -0400

robotindisguise:

Cat cobra

relatedworlds: #look at this motherfucking bird #it’s keeping...

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 05:48:50 -0400

relatedworlds:

#look at this motherfucking bird #it’s keeping itself in the air by the sheer power of its ANGER

unclehemi: Look at Pinkie go!

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 05:47:55 -0400

unclehemi:

Look at Pinkie go!

petite-conne: (c) Artist Russ Mills

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:11:02 -0400

petite-conne:

(c) Artist Russ Mills

RT @David_Recardo: Have say Dave Briggs talk @ NALC was very good#davebriggs

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:06:07 -0400

davebriggs:

http://bit.ly/Np8iJQ

whatshouldwecallsocialmedia: WHEN I POST SOMETHING CLEVER AND...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:00:25 -0400

whatshouldwecallsocialmedia:

WHEN I POST SOMETHING CLEVER AND CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HOW FANS/FOLLOWERS RESPOND.

photolinkstudio: Taken with Instagram at Photolink Creative...

Thu, 31 May 2012 07:01:27 -0400

photolinkstudio:

Taken with Instagram at Photolink Creative Group

Photo

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:38:18 -0400

My Podcast - Love Cats in Infinite Space

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:49:16 -0400

My Podcast - Love Cats in Infinite Space

melcudder: cmfskafhakfa omg that’s what i thought when i first...

Wed, 02 May 2012 03:12:04 -0400

melcudder:

cmfskafhakfa omg that’s what i thought when i first saw it

CheShA: Mof's Application To Become The NME Editor

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:03:22 -0400

CheShA: Mof's Application To Become The NME Editor:

mofgimmers:

So, for some inexplicable reason, a bunch of people I know got working on a hashtag called #mof4NME which was a not-so-serious call to get me behind the wheel of one of the world’s most prestigious music rags. If you didn’t know, the editor - Krissy Murrison - just left to…