We went to Lister Park in Bradford and the gallery there yesterday to see the Turner Prize. Karen and Andrew had not heard of the man that ran amok on the train the day before near Cambridge and were completely innocent as far as the attack was concerned. It was of course a stand down from a terrorist act more a young man acting on his own motives. I have just been listening to 'Thought for the Day' on the radio, and the person expresses his gratitude to the men who unflinchingly tackled the man with the knife, one now who is in hospital dangerously wounded.
Yet our train both ways yesterday was full of people, chatting away or consulting their oracles of knowledge - yes the phone, for which no one shall say a wicked word against them!
Below you will see the photos I managed to snatch out of my phone, when I had not inadvertently hit the wrong spot and gone to video.
At the old Odeon, we could not not get in to see Andrew's friend Adam Goodfellow's work on the restoration but trail a little further down the road to the Albramha and the place was alive with the excited chatter of the little ones going to see Matilda. Dresses sparkled, feet danced in gold shoes as they joined the queue. Slightly funny, to me of course, was the couple of bouncers to organise the crowd, I mean how do you quieten down 5 year olds as a bouncer?
As you wander through the city of Bradford and wonder how the money was spent on this 'City of Culture' this year, you will see it in pedestrianised streets, large flowerbeds everywhere, even a very long bed of wild flowers.
We were going to the market but only one floor was open which was the restaurant area so that idea had to be given up and we caught an Uber to Lister Park. I am greatly impressed by Ubers but could in no way actually get one. They arrive within a few minutes of you calling for one in the immediate area. Mostly run by the friendly Asian people, sometimes they are chatter boxes other times silent.
As we drove down the avenue of trees in the park it was absolutely beautiful the Autumn colours, our driver said he came to the park to find peace and also to bring his boys along to play cricket.
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| Fashionable benches everywhere |
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| Andrew was such a hero as he caught me every time I stumbled ;) |
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| Always like the detail B/W photos produce |
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| I think the large building facing the camera was the Town Hall |
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| The Gallery in Lister Park |
What an interesting post, with great photos. I've heard that Bradford natives have a very strange accent, but that was from a book I read when I was barely a teenager.
ReplyDeleteThe train conductor is a proper hero, and the train driver and the train control centre were also amazing.
Surprising Neil did not pick you up on "Bradford natives have a very strange accent", its' an 'Up North' thing the accent ;) Well I haven't gone into the news as deeply as you Andrew but the whole terrible incident was brought quickly to an end.
Delete"the phone, for which no one shall say a wicked word against them!" Ahem! "No one"? Are you sure? These are the wicked words that I shall say against them..." malignant, pernicious, nefarious, villainous, harmful, sinister and over-priced". Lister Park and Cartwright Hall - an oasis of nature and art. Great idea for a day out.
ReplyDeleteWell perhaps i was being a bit sarky about the phone as I can't even put an app on mine for a train ticket. It was a lovely day out Neil, modern artwork not quite my thing. But the marriage of old and new in Cartwright Hall was well done.
ReplyDeleteBouncers for five-year-old! Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteThe bouncers were dressed in black and trying to organise the queue. One little girl on the train home had golden shoes, sparkly tights and a dress covered in sequins. Didn't see any tutus or fairies though;)
ReplyDeleteI've never tried an Uber - wouldn't know where to start. Glad you had a safe train ride. Looking forward to hearing about the rest of your adventure!
ReplyDeleteWell you start on your phone Ellen with an app, that is why it is impossible for me... As far as safe train rides go I could introduce you to Owen Jones who says, to quote "Britain isn't in the grip of mass violence". But he is far too left for most people. So only to say most people are not really worried about such things, or at least they give a good an impression that they are.
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