Comments on: Divide and conquer http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer Culture, arts, media and life in the rainy city Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: roger daniel http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-90067 roger daniel Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:51:27 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-90067 One day we might see the folly of our human condition and regress again to just call areas 'over theres' 'near that thing' 'down by the mill' oops to far, down by the redeveloped middleclass mill, where knowone does hard graft and we all get exposed brickwork. Ahhh paradise One day we might see the folly of our human condition and regress again to just call areas ‘over theres’ ‘near that thing’ ‘down by the mill’ oops to far, down by the redeveloped middleclass mill, where knowone does hard graft and we all get exposed brickwork. Ahhh paradise

]]> By: mark http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-88869 mark Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:22:50 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-88869 Giving out extra N's tonight........... Giving out extra N’s tonight………..

]]> By: mark http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-88867 mark Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:21:31 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-88867 SOUTH fucking CENTRAL I kind you not! SOUTH fucking CENTRAL I kind you not!

]]> By: Mike http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-87991 Mike Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:48:16 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-87991 Don't forget The Straight Village, which extends from The Moon Under Water to Knott Mill. Don’t forget The Straight Village, which extends from The Moon Under Water to Knott Mill.

]]> By: MarkH http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-82113 MarkH Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:17:22 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-82113 Its interesting how a lot of other towns have caught on to the identikit way of trying to make town centres cool. The likes of St Helens and Wigan now have 'Cultural Quarters' with er...a hairdresser and may be a photography studio Its interesting how a lot of other towns have caught on to the identikit way of trying to make town centres cool.

The likes of St Helens and Wigan now have ‘Cultural Quarters’ with er…a hairdresser and may be a photography studio

]]> By: Urbis http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-81637 Urbis Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:27:32 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-81637 I think Sheffield was the first of the Northern cities to do this, with a 'Creative Quarter' started in the early eighties which then basically featured the Red Tape Studios and the Leadmill. SOrt of ambitious, but they've grown into it. I think Leeds has seven quarters and growing. We exist in the Millennium Quarter which I guess loses relevance with every passing year (not to mention is probably the most mis-spelled name in the city centre). I think Sheffield was the first of the Northern cities to do this, with a ‘Creative Quarter’ started in the early eighties which then basically featured the Red Tape Studios and the Leadmill. SOrt of ambitious, but they’ve grown into it.
I think Leeds has seven quarters and growing. We exist in the Millennium Quarter which I guess loses relevance with every passing year (not to mention is probably the most mis-spelled name in the city centre).

]]> By: yankunian http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-81109 yankunian Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:37:05 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-81109 Uh huh. I spotted this troubling trend some months back... http://manchizzle.blogspot.com/2007/01/manc-lingo-southern-quarter.html Uh huh. I spotted this troubling trend some months back…
http://manchizzle.blogspot.com/2007/01/manc-lingo-southern-quarter.html

]]> By: Mancubist http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-80875 Mancubist Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:39:42 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-80875 Great point - and scary that I didn't think of it! Anyway, if you applied your suggestion to the Midlands you could have the Severn Eighth... Great point – and scary that I didn’t think of it!

Anyway, if you applied your suggestion to the Midlands you could have the Severn Eighth…

]]> By: bluesinthenorthwest.com http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer/comment-page-1#comment-80871 bluesinthenorthwest.com Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:33:12 +0000 http://www.mancubist.co.uk/2007/11/14/divide-and-conquer#comment-80871 Simple really. The laws of mathematics state that there can only be four quarters. Maybe we should be looking for eighths. Simple really. The laws of mathematics state that there can only be four quarters. Maybe we should be looking for eighths.

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