Power cut on site.....

Thursday 27th September 2018

Early rise this morning, had Breakfast before the power cut, that was to last until about 5pm. Decided it was a good day to take a trip into Manchester. We walked into Bury and caught a tram to Manchester.

                               It was our first visit to Manchester, and decided to get off at the end of the line at Piccadilly. Alas, we had overshot and really needed to be at Piccadilly Gardens. We walked back and found ourselves along the canal, noticed a lot of building work going on. Looked like apartments.

Finally arrived at Piccadilly Gardens.

Caught another tram to Salford Quays. Really impressed with the trams, a great way to get around the city.

Salford Quays 

         

                      Imperial War Museum

We came across the Imperial War Museum. Ant remembered that he had been told by the London Imperial War Museum that a painting of his uncle Freddie and three other officers was stored in the Salford museum. 

We went to see if it was on display but it wasn't. The museum exhibition team checked through their records to confirm if the painting was in their archives. 

Air Shard jutting up over 180 feet high.

Had lunch while this was going on and returned back later to find their records were showing the painting is in storage at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. Not currently on display.

We will be visiting Duxford in the very near future. Hopefully to see this painting by Anthony Gross and named :

50th Northumbrian Division 1944,
5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment

Showing 4 officers standing around a table discussing war tactics of the imminent D Day, one being Ant's uncle, Lieutenant T F Lowe MC.

Outside the BBC building.