So what’s a good excuse to post about old photos? Last night I went to see a tasty gig starring the ever mesmerising Francois and the melodious-cacophonous I Know I Have No Collar. First on the bill was Nat, Manchester’s Shrieking Violet, who after putting on a wonderfully original show was handing out free copies of her newly launched fanzine. Going under the name ‘The Shrieking Violet’, it is in Nat’s words ‘a fanzine about Manchester’.

I got a chance to tuck into it on the bus today and was reminded by one of the articles of a set of photos I took whilst at uni. The particular article is called ‘Up my street’ and put simply is about street names in Manchester. Some, like Balloon Street, have rather grand origins. In this case, the street marks the site where the first balloon ascent in Manchester was made (which for those of you who were too busy giggling during your balloon history modules, was made by James Sadler in 1785).

Others however have more straightforward beginnings…

Jersey Street is apparently just one of a large clothing-oriented bunch which also contains the likes of Hood Street and Loom Street.

This one does have a name (unlike Levenshulme’s ‘The Street With No Name’) but I don’t remember it.

Regeneration is another subject broached in the The Shrieking Violet. New Islington is an area in Manchester mentioned in the zine as an example of the projects underway.

My assistant.

Nat’s blog can be found here.

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