{"id":17695,"date":"2017-04-13T14:13:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T13:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=17695"},"modified":"2017-04-13T14:17:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T13:17:10","slug":"manchester-photos-street-art-gullivers-cock-cat-canal-street-and-the-monochrome-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/manchester-photos-street-art-gullivers-cock-cat-canal-street-and-the-monochrome-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester photos: Street art, Gullivers, Cock Cat, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-01.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied\u00a0around town.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first things I\u00a0saw upon my arrival was this carefully drawn penis on top of a gig poster. Which I liked.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-02.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fourth busiest station in the UK\u00a0outside London, Manchester Piccadilly undertook a huge \u00a3100m refurbishment in 2002, leaving it with an efficient but utterly soulless terminus. [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manchester_Piccadilly_station\" target=\"_blank\">&#8212;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-03.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Clearly punters legging it from taxis is a big thing in Manchester!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-04.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The amazing levitating sign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-05.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Express Building, located on Great Ancoats Street, is a striking Grade II listed building designed by engineer, Sir Owen Williams. It was built in 1939 to house one of three Daily Express offices; the other two similar buildings are located in London and Glasgow. See a photo of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/london\/lon417.html\" target=\"_blank\">London office here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-06.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Street art.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-07.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-08.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-47.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-09.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Homage to the 1971 American blaxploitation action-crime, Shaft.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-10.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Erected in June 1999, the &#8216;New Broom&#8217; sculpture by George Wyllie is a painted steel and stone creation located on the corner of John Street and Thomas Street. It was commissioned when the Northern Quarter was being regenerated and is a reference to the area being cleaned-up, a process that is still ongoing. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmsa.org.uk\/pmsa-database\/4706\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8212;<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-11.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-12.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bumbag Good Life. OK!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-13.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0former wholesale fish market in the Northern quarter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-14.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-15.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Old shop doorway.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-16.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-48.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-17.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oooh, everyone loves a bit of hanky panky!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-18.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"mod\" data-md=\"102\" data-hveid=\"126\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwiepbHcqqHTAhXjA8AKHV70CAIQkCkIfigBMA4\">\n<div class=\"_kDm\"><span class=\"_ZCm\" data-ved=\"0ahUKEwiepbHcqqHTAhXjA8AKHV70CAIQrTUIfygAMA4\">Specialising in the sounds of Manchester back to the 1950s, Vinyl Revival can be found at\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"_Xbe\">5 Hilton St, Manchester M4 1LP.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-19.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-20.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Homage to Manchester legend, Tony Wilson,\u00a0co-founder of Factory Records and the founder and manager of the Ha\u00e7ienda nightclub.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-21.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Disused warehouses in the Northern Quarter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-22.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Butty Bar on Tib Street.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-23.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bowie street artwork.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-24.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-25.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We stopped off for a bit at the Koffee Pot. The food was decent enough (and the beer excellent) but the vibes were a little strained thanks to a wilfully obscure DJ lurking in the corner who insisted in playing <em>Music To Make You Want To Murder Someone<\/em> through a grating PA that made a smartphone&#8217;s speaker sound like a Funktion One soundsystem.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-26.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dating back to at least 1811, the former Edinburgh Castle pub in Blossom Street closed some time ago and there seems little prospect of it reopening. <a href=\"http:\/\/pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.co.uk\/2010\/02\/edinburgh-castle-blossom-street.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-27.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A distinctly old school kind of boozer, The City on Oldham Street drew this response on\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beerintheevening.com\/pubs\/s\/38\/38068\/City\/Manchester\" target=\"_blank\">BITE website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After bolting from the hipster coolness of the Castle down the road I found this place. Not hip &amp; not cool, and not the sort of pub you recommend to your maiden aunt. Customers were mostly sozzled or stoned &amp; those who could talk did so in that loud fashion of the intoxicated, positive the world wants to hear their opinions. And this was around 3pm on a week day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-28.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Monochrome Set were playing Gullivers further down the road, and it&#8217;s a splendid pub with a live room upstairs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-29.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I always enjoy photographing the stickers and graffiti I find in the backstage dressing room, but this was the first time I&#8217;d seen a &#8216;Cock Cat&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-30.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I loved the venue. A little bit tatty but warm and inviting. Perfect!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-31.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Local support band The Things did a great job of warming up the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-32.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I try to pack lightly when I travel, but the absolute essentials for every gig are always: one cowbell + fairy lights.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-33.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mr Moran\u00a0in a dress.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-34.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-35.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[<em>Monochrome Set photos \u00a9 V Spanu<\/em>]<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ix2rJAJW4bw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-36.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We hit the town after the show, passing this Hooky artwork.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-37.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-38.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-39.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First stop was Bar Pop in Canal Street which was a heap of fun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-40.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-41.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The music was as pop-tastic cheesy as you like &#8211; perfect for a well-oiled late crowd of revellers \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-42.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-43.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-44.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our final destination was Cruz 101, a late night\u00a0dance\/house gay club located in an old warehouse.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-45.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/manchester-photos-2017-46.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester photos: street art, Gullivers, Canal Street and the Monochrome Set \" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you again soon, Manchester!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently had the pleasure of a short trip to Manchester to play a gig, and managed to grab some photos as I shimmied\u00a0around town. 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