Manchester Day Parade

This Giant Mosquito is getting last minute adjustments before joining the Parade. It's drawing attention to the dreadful disease Malaria but not in Manchester.

Manchester Day

 

This float is inspired by Yuri Gagarin's. He visited Manchester in 1961 at the invitation of the Foundry Workers Union, which he was a member in Russia.That was before he became an Cosmonaut, and the first man in space.

Manchester Day Parade

This is a Paramedic Bicycle fully Equipped with life saving tools. St John's Ambulance service is for free. The beauty of a bicycle Medical Service they can go where no Motorised Service can get. All the local roads are shut off from traffic during the Big Parade.

The Manchester Day

This Recyclops a unique rubbish-eating monster created by Home Educators Group. Who are getting the Message across to recycle and help save the Planet.

Manchester Day Parade

This Galleon celebrates Manchester's connection with the Waterways of the Ship Canal, the River Irwell and the Bridgewater Canal. The 250th Anniversary. The Coat of Arms on the Galleons Flag represents the Coat of Arms of Manchester prominently a" Busy Bee ".

Hough End Hall

 This is Hough End Hall now. It was built in 1592 and has now been turned in to a Restaurant. The business is up for sale, but I think Manchester Corporation still owns the property.One interesting thing, if you notice

some of the windows have been blocked out. This is due to the window tax in the 18th century which meant that the more windows you had, the more tax you paid. All over the country, windows were blocked up.  Hence the term "Day Light Robbery".

The Clough

The remains of the Forest and heavy under- growth is good to hide things. In 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie's Horses and Guns were hidden in this Forest so the Royalist Soldiers were unable to find them. The Jacobite Rebellion Troops passed through Manchester on their way down to Derby where they were Beaten