Chris Lowe's Scenic Photos http://chris-lowes-scenic.photos.gb.com/ 4 rows en-gb 60 Manchester Museum http://chris-lowes-scenic.photos.gb.com/c1723175.html A trip after school to take the kids to the Manchester Museum on Oxford Road. The trip although a quick one was so they could buy some toy dinosaurs after getting good school reports for this past school year. Wednesday 8 July 2009: A trip after school to take the kids to the Manchester Museum on Oxford Road. The trip although a quick one was so they could buy some toy dinosaurs after getting good school reports for this past school year.

(1) A view of the Manchester Museum's T-rex exhibit, named Stan after the amateur paleontologist who found the remains in the badlands in the USA. (2) The fossilised remains of an Ichthyosaurus, an example which was discovered in the Yorkshire area of England. (3) A view of some of the ammonites from the Cretaceous period. These are in one of the display cabinets in the prehistoric life hall. (4) A view of the Manchester Museum's T-rex exhibit, named Stan after the amateur paleontologist who found the remains in the badlands in the USA. (5) A view of a model of an Ichthyosaurus, seen hanging from the roof of the prehistoric life hall of the Manchester Museum. (6) Tyler and Leah posing in front of the Manchester Museum's T-rex exhibit, named Stan after the amateur paleontologist who found the remains in the badlands in the USA.

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]]> Wed Jul 8 2009 Metrolink preperation works (Chorlton line). http://chris-lowes-scenic.photos.gb.com/c1704081.html I will through this collection be showing the preperations for Manchester's Metrlink tram systems extension to Chorlton. This work includes putting track back intot the disused track bed between Trafford Bar and Chorlton. Thereby partly reconstructing the old South District Line from Manchester's Central Station (now an exhibition centre, recently re-named), which the line will pass on its way out of Manchester. The line was last used for normal passenger traffic on Sunday 1st January 1967 which was 87 years to the day after they began. As well as being used for local services, some London bound traffic also used this line. Now the current plan is for the line to be relaid as far as Chorlton with modern Metrolink trams, with at least one stop reintroduced at Chorlton, although the site of the former Chorlton-cum-Hardy railway station and goods yard is now the site of a Morrison's supermarket. Further plans hope to see this current extension, extended once again as far as East Didsbury, which is further along the same disused railway line. Wednesday 27 May 2009: I will through this collection be showing the preperations for Manchester's Metrlink tram systems extension to Chorlton. This work includes putting track back intot the disused track bed between Trafford Bar and Chorlton. Thereby partly reconstructing the old South District Line from Manchester's Central Station (now an exhibition centre, recently re-named), which the line will pass on its way out of Manchester. The line was last used for normal passenger traffic on Sunday 1st January 1967 which was 87 years to the day after they began. As well as being used for local services, some London bound traffic also used this line. Now the current plan is for the line to be relaid as far as Chorlton with modern Metrolink trams, with at least one stop reintroduced at Chorlton, although the site of the former Chorlton-cum-Hardy railway station and goods yard is now the site of a Morrison's supermarket. Further plans hope to see this current extension, extended once again as far as East Didsbury, which is further along the same disused railway line.

(1) The view of the recently cleared old trackbed, looking from the road bridge at Brantingham Road looking towards the Old Trafford direction. (2) A view of the old trackbed, still a bit waterlogged looking from Brantingham Road bridge towards the former Chorlton-Cum-Hardy station. (3) Another view towards the former Chorlton-Cum-Hardy railway station from the Brantingham Road bridge. (4) A view from the road bridge at Manchester Road, looking at the old track bed towards the Firswood and Old Trafford direction. (5) Another view towards the former Chorlton-Cum-Hardy railway station from the Brantingham Road bridge.

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]]> Wed May 27 2009 Greenwich & Docklands http://chris-lowes-scenic.photos.gb.com/c1644676.html A collection of photo's taken either of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, or from the grounds of the observatory looking out towards London's Docklands on a wet drizzly sunday afternoon. Tuesday 27 January 2009: A collection of photo's taken either of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, or from the grounds of the observatory looking out towards London's Docklands on a wet drizzly sunday afternoon.

(1) A view taken from outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, looking towards London's Docklands. (2) A view taken from outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, looking towards London's Docklands. (3) A view taken from outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, looking towards London's Docklands. (4) A view taken from outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, looking back at the Observatory. (5) A view taken from outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, looking back at the Observatory. (6) A view taken from outside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, looking towards a very misty London's Docklands.

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]]> Tue Jan 27 2009 Miscellaneous Pictures http://chris-lowes-scenic.photos.gb.com/c984416.html This collection of photos are of items which at this moment in time, do not warrant their own seperate collection. Wednesday 7 June 2006: This collection of photos are of items which at this moment in time, do not warrant their own seperate collection.

(1) Manchester Evening News, hot air balloon, G-OMEN seen here over Whalley Range, Manchester. (2) Manchester Evening News, hot air balloon, G-OMEN seen here over Whalley Range, Manchester. (3) 'Stan' The T-Rex dinosaur exhibit at the Manchester Museum on Oxford Road, Manchester.

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