If you go down to the Northern Quarter be ready for a few surprises.
Of all the places in the city it is one of those which seem to change with the weather.
Now that is not surprising when you think of the large number of very old buildings, more than a few of which are tired and some that are “past their sell by date”.
Add to this the large number of small businesses which open, serve a need and close as fashion and the rents change.
Many of us will remember when this area was not the Northern Quarter and was the hub of the wholesale food trade and later still when it fell on hard times with the closure of the markets and a period when it was waiting for something to happen.
All of which is now in the past and as Andy discovered last week bits of Thomas Street are being “done to”, just what that means is unclear but it looks like it is going to happen to what was , 46 and 48 Thomas Street.
There was also a rumour on social media that someone had plans for Al-Faisal at number 58, which has been serving up wonderful food since 1992.
I went on to the planning portal to check but was relieved to find no application for alternative use, which means I think it is time to celebrate the restaurant with reminder of Peter Topping’s painting he did in 2014.*
Location; Thomas Street
Pictures; The Northern Quarter, 2018 from the collection of Andy Robertson
* Eating out in the Northern Quarter, now and 100 years ago, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Al+Faisal
Now that is not surprising when you think of the large number of very old buildings, more than a few of which are tired and some that are “past their sell by date”.
Add to this the large number of small businesses which open, serve a need and close as fashion and the rents change.
Many of us will remember when this area was not the Northern Quarter and was the hub of the wholesale food trade and later still when it fell on hard times with the closure of the markets and a period when it was waiting for something to happen.
There was also a rumour on social media that someone had plans for Al-Faisal at number 58, which has been serving up wonderful food since 1992.
I went on to the planning portal to check but was relieved to find no application for alternative use, which means I think it is time to celebrate the restaurant with reminder of Peter Topping’s painting he did in 2014.*
Location; Thomas Street
Pictures; The Northern Quarter, 2018 from the collection of Andy Robertson
* Eating out in the Northern Quarter, now and 100 years ago, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Al+Faisal
No comments:
Post a Comment