Dr Filth..

[Elina]

Did you know that 'Joseph Hansom' who designed & patented the Hansom cab in 1834 is the same Joseph Hansom who designed the 'Holy Name Church'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansom_cab

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Holy_Name_of_Jesus,_Manchester

[DrFilth]

did not know that thank you , think it may be the building next door that my mum worked in for a couple of days and had to pack the job in she never would say much about it

she had nightmares over the dog with sad eyes and the electrode stuck in its head

[Elina]

& a connection with 'Emmeline Pankhurst' the suffragette & 'Boggart Hole Clough' ... 'The following year both Richard & Emmeline took part in a battle for the rights of Socialists to speak in the open air on Sundays at Boggart Hole Clough' http://radicalmanchester.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/free-trade-hall-meeting-13-october-1905-the-beginning-of-the-militant-campaign-for-votes-for-women/

[Elina]

Stopford building Dr?

[Elina]

Got to go ... just seen the time ... ooopssss!! Mad rush on now ;0/

[DrFilth]

> Disillusioned with the Liberal party both Richard and Emmeline joined the Independent Labour Party, formed in 1893. Its leading figures, such as Carolyn Martyn, Enid Stacey, Pete Curran, Tom Mann, Bruce Glasier, Katherine St John Conway and Keir Hardie, were frequent visitors to the Victoria Park house when lecturing in Manchester. <

use to walk past the house she lived in when i was a kid as i use to have relatives who lived over that way

[Elina]

& !! ... a very interesting man .. Jerome Caminada ... just got his book on Kindle for 77p .. reads like a Sherlock Holmes ;0) .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Caminada

[Peter Pedant]

Victoria Park ?

The Pankhurst house is part of the admin at MRI - now CMFT
innit ?

Oh whilst I am at it, victorian joke -

First man: I say my Man call me a Hansom Cab !
Second Man, well sir I'll call you a cad, but I wont call you handsome !

yeah well.....

[Mosaic]

And St Walburge's in Preston
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Walburge,_Preston

[Elina]

Well ... yeah ;0)

[Elina]

Ooh Mosaic, simultaneous posting! Thanks for that !

[Elina]

What a lovely structure that is Mosaic!

[Mosaic]

One of my my brothers was married in the chaplaincy attached to HN Oxford Road in 1977.

[Elina]

Oh really Mosaic, I pass that every day.

[Mosaic]

Ah, Elina.....the power of communicating

[Elina]

Yep! I clean at the Uni that end.

[Mosaic]

I teach on Wednesdays in the Uni museum......

[VHG]

Hansom also designed Birmingham town hall but it bankrupt him as the building costs escalted and he had agreed to cover any overspend.

[Elina]

No way!! Well I never :0)

[Elina]

That's interesting VHG ... he's been a busy man hasn't he!

[Elina]

I wonder if I know you Mosaic? I bet I've passed you going to HR!