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    I thought Heritage Works themselves have gone...

    I thought Heritage Works themselves have gone bust through lack of funding?
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    Who's THEY? If you really care, take the...

    Who's THEY? If you really care, take the initiative and OCCUPY the building!

    Ok, Cameron will claim the credit, Big Society and all, but WE'll know the truth, won't we? (We can always send him...
  3. Thread: Sefton park

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    Sadly, it's not looked like this for nearly a...

    Sadly, it's not looked like this for nearly a year now.

    Something's gone wrong with the pumps that were supposed toraise the water
    from the newly established bore-hole. And now the money's...
  4. Large maybe... but known only to those who move...

    Large maybe... but known only to those who move in eccentric circles...

    ---------- Post added at 10:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:35 PM ----------



    Depends how far back you want...
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    I'll believe it when I see it! That's what they...

    I'll believe it when I see it! That's what they always say!
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    I think you're right... It was certainly looking...

    I think you're right... It was certainly looking a good deal better last April than it is now. And seeing as it's supposed to be an actual garden, it might be best to wait until there are actual...
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    UPDATE: Now, unlike Somerfield, it's "Good with...

    UPDATE: Now, unlike Somerfield, it's "Good with Food" - i.e. a Co-operative Supermarket!
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    I wonder if the plans have taken account of...

    I wonder if the plans have taken account of McKenzie's pyramid tomb in the cemetery. I'm not sure that all students would be able to view its existence as conducive to a quiet and peaceful...
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    Tom Slemen has a knack for telling a good tale......

    Tom Slemen has a knack for telling a good tale... but I thought this was supposed to be an historical investigation...
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    There's an obituary on David Croft in today's...

    There's an obituary on David Croft in today's Observer that some might regard as being in bad taste, given its comparison to the death of Hitler. Written by the comedian David Mitchell, Croft’s death...
  11. Thing is, will those exhibits carry that wretched...

    Thing is, will those exhibits carry that wretched watermark?

    If they do, I won't bother coming...
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    You've omitted an 'e'. - Such modesty!

    You've omitted an 'e'. - Such modesty!
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    John Brodie, city engineer in the early 1900s has...

    John Brodie, city engineer in the early 1900s has a Blue Plaque erected to him in Ullet Road.

    Aside from having invented the goal net in football, he made major contributions to improving roads in...
  14. They should be scrutinised especially carefully,...

    They should be scrutinised especially carefully, because [1] they now own the whole of the Waterfront, all the way up that famous airport of theirs and [2] because they've got form for 'pulling...
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    Hi Lindy! Saw your photos above with rather...

    Hi Lindy!

    Saw your photos above with rather mixed feelings; 'Salt House Tapas' – when did this happen? Is this really what used to be Church House?

    With regard to the Nook(ie), I remember...
  16. All this talk of baths! Back on topic: aren't...

    All this talk of baths!

    Back on topic: aren't we in danger of throwing out the baby with the bath water?

    I'm serious! Aren't we in danger of repeating the mistakes of the '60s? It seems to me...
  17. Spot on, Chas! - It never ceases to amaze me how...

    Spot on, Chas! - It never ceases to amaze me how gullible people are in allowing the likes of Peel to have carte blanche to reek havoc on the grounds that they are bringing much-needed investment to...
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    Sticky: Dunno where Cad's gone, but someone on another...

    Dunno where Cad's gone, but someone on another web forum has confirmed my belief that, yes, it was over the main doorway of the Sailors' Home. According to the Chester Walls website, which has a lot...
  19. Presumably that was the one you could visit in...

    Presumably that was the one you could visit in the Birkenhead Docks a few years ago.

    Wasn't there a campaign to keep it open, that looked like failing?

    Anyone know what happened to it in the...
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    Sticky: There’s a rather nice showcase in the New Museum...

    There’s a rather nice showcase in the New Museum on the theme of the origin of the Liver Birds, wherein each of the various birds pictured stakes its claim to be the true Liver Bird…
    ...
  21. Thread: The riots!

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    It seems you lot are still at it - taking the...

    It seems you lot are still at it - taking the police version of events (Mk II) as the true one, this despite the fact that their original (Mk I) version - that there had been an exchange of fire -...
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    There have actually been quite a few events...

    There have actually been quite a few events around the city over the past few weeks, mainly under the City Of Radicals banner.

    Tomorrow, Saturday 20th August, there will be a talk by local...
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    The place is wide open most of the time. I can...

    The place is wide open most of the time. I can only assume that whoever owns it is living in hope that the whole lot will finally be torched, thus releasing the land for development. At the moment...
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    DIS-GRACES, more like!!!

    DIS-GRACES, more like!!!
  25. Cartier-Bresson was faced with similar criticism...

    Cartier-Bresson was faced with similar criticism when he first took his camera out into the streets of Paris... and who's to say that his motives were entirely free from considering how his images...
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