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Gerbil · 02-06-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by withnallstoke

I worked in the Playboy casino on Canal street for a couple of years. Cheers.

Were you a bunny?

withnallstoke · 02-06-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerbil

Were you a bunny?

No, but all the girls were. Terrible place to work, full of women that had to pass a costume test to work there, and then wear bunny costumes all day. The staffroom was a shocking place to be for a young lad, as there were far more women than blokes .

TSR2 · 02-06-2009, 01:19 PM

^

Must have been awful 1

withnallstoke · 02-06-2009, 01:22 PM

^ Pay was poor but perks were plentiful.

Happyman · 02-06-2009, 02:28 PM

Only know Manchester a bit - used to drive up there twice a week from Cannock as I contracted some work out to a drawing office in Old Street.
used to stop at the Caledonian Hotel .

Nietzsche · 04-06-2009, 03:43 AM

This is the rear of our town hall & it's a magnificent building.

You lot weren't worth walking all the way round the front to capture, where it looks a lot more impressive.

I fail completely to see the point of this memorial in our town centre?

Perhaps something paying tribute to the Peterloo Massacre would have had some historical relevance, but this shit

Nietzsche · 11-06-2009, 12:33 PM

For reasons that aren't important, I got off the tram at an earlier stop after work yesterday & thought I'd have a pint. I stumbled into this beer garden, which was quite pleasant. I like canal boats. The weather wasn't great though.

The web address on the back of the boat seemed unusual. A look at the name revealed more.

It is sponsored by the Prince's Trust & will be used for giving disadvantaged kids boat trips.

This guy was mooching up & down.

withnallstoke · 11-06-2009, 01:02 PM

Is that a Robinsons boozer in the background of photos 1 and 2?

Nietzsche · 11-06-2009, 01:06 PM

It looks like one, but I can't remember.

withnallstoke · 11-06-2009, 01:10 PM

Where were the photos taken? All looks very new. And your pints a lager. Poof.

Nietzsche · 11-06-2009, 01:28 PM

It's in Sale & everything's new in Manc nowadays.

That pint's a Heinekin!

Mathos · 12-06-2009, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Nietzsche

It's in Sale & everything's new in Manc nowadays.

That pint's a Heinekin!

Nice one Nietzsche, it's The kings Ransom, nice pub it is as well.

These are from last October as well, it was going dark though, nights drawing in.

We have used this pub in the past, excellent location, nice food!

King’s Ransom, Sale, Cheshire

jizzybloke · 11-06-2009, 06:38 PM

Northern monkeys must have stolen the sunshine from us wonderful people down south!

Nietzsche · 12-06-2009, 12:46 PM

You're right, Mathos, it's a great pub.

This is a block of flats they built after knocking-down the world-famous Hacienda nightclub.

The Hacienda Apartments

Behind me is Deansgate Locks. A Row of bars built into the railway arches. Quite sophisto.

The canal is the same one from the other pictures.

That combination of sun & bars was tempting, so I made my way down the staircase.

Ground level.

I soon got fed up paying nearly £4 a pint, so went off in search of something better.

This boozer is like the Tardis - five big rooms inside this little thing.

It's the Pevril of the Peak & I think it's the oldest pub in Manc that hasn't been blown-up & put back together again. The colours are shit in the photo, but it's covered in a strange green tile that you won't find anywhere else. Interesting pub.

The landlord's a knobhead though.

withnallstoke · 12-06-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nietzsche

The landlord's a knobhead though.

What do you expect in a Willies pub?

Nietzsche · 13-06-2009, 03:24 PM

The Great Northern Railway Company's Goods Warehouse. It has plenty of history, but I don't know nothing about it.

It's a casino nowadays.

It's a nice one & not like most of the dumps in town. You'll often find Man U players in here, betting something ridiculous like £10,000 a time on roulette! Peanuts to them, I suppose.

Behind it is the Beetham Tower.

The bottom half is a Hilton hotel, the top is apartments - £1000 a month gets you a decent one.

When purchasers bought the flats (around £240,000 a throw) they were told they could have access to the hotel facilities, such as the gym & sauna, etc. That went out of the window though when they started renting their flats out at weekends to wasted party-goers from all over the country & they made a nuisance of themselves, pissing in the jacuzzi & what-have-you.

I think nowadays you can pick one up for just £100,000.

natalie8 · 13-06-2009, 03:50 PM

Great thread and pics, Nietzsche. I'm always interested in the day to day stuff and I'm learning about Manchester too.

Happyman · 13-06-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Nietzsche

the top is apartments - £1000 a month gets you a decent one.

They would have to increase their offer and pay me twice that to live in an ants nest like that !

Not even a decent balcony to jump off!

Nietzsche · 13-06-2009, 07:50 PM

The floor jutting out is a bar with a glass floor. Very nice it is, too. I'd go up & take a photo, but at £6 for a bottle of beer, I'm afraid you're out.

Loombucket · 13-06-2009, 09:35 PM

Nice thread with some good pic's. Never been there myself but I like a nice cannal, so maybe, one day.

11-06-2009, 12:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nietzsche Nonthaburi Last Online: 14-10-2009 02:47 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 450	For reasons that aren't important, I got off the tram at an earlier stop after work yesterday & thought I'd have a pint. I stumbled into this beer garden, which was quite pleasant. I like canal boats. The weather wasn't great though. The web address on the back of the boat seemed unusual. A look at the name revealed more. It is sponsored by the Prince's Trust & will be used for giving disadvantaged kids boat trips. This guy was mooching up & down. Last edited by Nietzsche : 11-06-2009 at 12:40 PM.

12-06-2009, 12:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
Nietzsche Nonthaburi Last Online: 14-10-2009 02:47 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 450	You're right, Mathos, it's a great pub. This is a block of flats they built after knocking-down the world-famous Hacienda nightclub. The Hacienda Apartments Behind me is Deansgate Locks. A Row of bars built into the railway arches. Quite sophisto. The canal is the same one from the other pictures. That combination of sun & bars was tempting, so I made my way down the staircase. Ground level. I soon got fed up paying nearly £4 a pint, so went off in search of something better. This boozer is like the Tardis - five big rooms inside this little thing. It's the Pevril of the Peak & I think it's the oldest pub in Manc that hasn't been blown-up & put back together again. The colours are shit in the photo, but it's covered in a strange green tile that you won't find anywhere else. Interesting pub. The landlord's a knobhead though. Last edited by Nietzsche : 12-06-2009 at 01:05 PM.

13-06-2009, 03:24 PM	#16 (permalink)
Nietzsche Nonthaburi Last Online: 14-10-2009 02:47 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 450	The Great Northern Railway Company's Goods Warehouse. It has plenty of history, but I don't know nothing about it. It's a casino nowadays. It's a nice one & not like most of the dumps in town. You'll often find Man U players in here, betting something ridiculous like £10,000 a time on roulette! Peanuts to them, I suppose. Behind it is the Beetham Tower. The bottom half is a Hilton hotel, the top is apartments - £1000 a month gets you a decent one. When purchasers bought the flats (around £240,000 a throw) they were told they could have access to the hotel facilities, such as the gym & sauna, etc. That went out of the window though when they started renting their flats out at weekends to wasted party-goers from all over the country & they made a nuisance of themselves, pissing in the jacuzzi & what-have-you. I think nowadays you can pick one up for just £100,000. Last edited by Nietzsche : 13-06-2009 at 03:42 PM.

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02-06-2009, 01:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
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Happyman Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 07:00 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rawai Phuket Posts: 5,303	Only know Manchester a bit - used to drive up there twice a week from Cannock as I contracted some work out to a drawing office in Old Street. used to stop at the Caledonian Hotel .

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Nietzsche Nonthaburi Last Online: 14-10-2009 02:47 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 450	This is the rear of our town hall & it's a magnificent building. You lot weren't worth walking all the way round the front to capture, where it looks a lot more impressive. I fail completely to see the point of this memorial in our town centre? Perhaps something paying tribute to the Peterloo Massacre would have had some historical relevance, but this shit

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withnallstoke Dazed and confused. Last Online: Today 07:06 PM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home. Posts: 1,937	Is that a Robinsons boozer in the background of photos 1 and 2?

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Nietzsche Nonthaburi Last Online: 14-10-2009 02:47 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 450	It looks like one, but I can't remember.

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withnallstoke Dazed and confused. Last Online: Today 07:06 PM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home. Posts: 1,937	Where were the photos taken? All looks very new. And your pints a lager. Poof.

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Nietzsche Nonthaburi Last Online: 14-10-2009 02:47 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 450	It's in Sale & everything's new in Manc nowadays. That pint's a Heinekin!

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natalie8 Thailand Expat Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,411	Great thread and pics, Nietzsche. I'm always interested in the day to day stuff and I'm learning about Manchester too.

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Nietzsche Nonthaburi Last Online: 14-10-2009 02:47 AM Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 450	The floor jutting out is a bar with a glass floor. Very nice it is, too. I'd go up & take a photo, but at £6 for a bottle of beer, I'm afraid you're out.

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Loombucket Cacoethes scribendi Last Online: Today 06:34 PM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southern England and Korat Posts: 3,005	Nice thread with some good pic's. Never been there myself but I like a nice cannal, so maybe, one day.

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