Going to Manchester area.. any hints/tips ?

Ferrara · Post by **Ferrara** » 08/04/2003 - 18:56

I'm going to Manchester area next saturday and i'll be staying there for a week.

I was just wondering, if anybody could recommend any good retro or nostalgic places/stores or such worthy of visiting.. ?

Any advice greatly appreciated !

Take care,
-ferrara

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » 09/04/2003 - 10:19

Waz could probably help you out there... ex-Ocean Software offices for starters I guess...

hoomish · Post by **hoomish** » 09/04/2003 - 11:59

Well, I don't know if there's that much to see, C64-wise. Ocean's old offices were at 6 Central Street, just behind the Central Library - that's easy enough to find. Their new offices are in Castlefield, not far from all the swanky bars and appartments, but they didn't move there until the 90's, so I assume you're not interested in that. Oh, and of course it's Ocean no longer - Infogrames Manchester these days!

Having said all that, Manchester is a great place to visit and there are plenty of other sights. Let me know if you want me to point you in the right direction!

Ferrara · Post by **Ferrara** » 09/04/2003 - 16:03

" Having said all that, Manchester is a great place to visit and there are plenty of other sights. "

Thank you for the directions to the ex-Ocean ex-offices

We're planning several locations to visit, this will be one
of them then...

Thanks,
-ferrara

dan gillgrass · Post by **dan gillgrass** » 09/04/2003 - 18:19

Not for 64, go visit Vinyl Exchange, easily one of the best record stores in England.

hoomish · Post by **hoomish** » 09/04/2003 - 20:09

Where else are you thinking of going? (Please don't say Old Trafford).

Ferrara · Post by **Ferrara** » 10/04/2003 - 6:50

Vinyl Exchange , where is that ?

Sounds like my Mastercard is starting to evade my wallet...

We're going around a bit, visiting BlackPool,
York and Liverpool.

The details of those journeys are being kept and planned
by my girlfriend who is studying at Salford University,
so my guess is that there's going to be a couple of
surprises along the way

Take care,
-ferrara

hoomish · Post by **hoomish** » 10/04/2003 - 10:52

Well, have fun

Also, if you're into all things retro, have a beer in FAB Cafe, where they have a large collection of TV memorablia - it's on Portland street in Manchester, but your girlfriend probably knows this.

Btw, Liverpool and Yorl are nice, but Blackpool????

Post by **tas** » 10/04/2003 - 13:51

york, wooohooo, welcome to Yorkshire mate!

yeah, i'm a yorkshireman LOL!

hoomish · Post by **hoomish** » 10/04/2003 - 15:40

Are you tight as a duck's arse then?

Post by **tas** » 10/04/2003 - 15:56

dunno mate, never tried shagging a duck.... whats it like

dan gillgrass · Post by **dan gillgrass** » 10/04/2003 - 15:59

Ferrara wrote:Vinyl Exchange , where is that ?
Sounds like my Mastercard is starting to evade my wallet...

We're going around a bit, visiting BlackPool,
York and Liverpool.

The details of those journeys are being kept and planned
by my girlfriend who is studying at Salford University,
so my guess is that there's going to be a couple of
surprises along the way

Take care,
-ferrara

I studied at Salford uni

it was a great place and Im sure youll enjoy Manchester heaps and all the other places you visit, dont forget to come out to the lake district

Ferrara · Post by **Ferrara** » 10/04/2003 - 19:25

" dont forget to come out to the lake district "

All right I'll look into that possibility aswell

Thank you everyone for replying to perhaps
almost one of the most off-topic threads
this messageboard has seen. (?)

After tonight I won't be around my internet
-connection so I won't be able to reply anymore
until the week after next week.

Thanks again!

-ferrara