tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post9002460764203415410..comments2024-03-14T23:08:08.044-07:00Comments on Nilly Hall: ONLY IN BRADFORDnillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-87560810776045074672014-07-15T08:22:18.871-07:002014-07-15T08:22:18.871-07:00Ah! I see we both chose to feature "The Last ...Ah! I see we both chose to feature "The Last Cuppa". Some people would be surprised that you chose Bradford for a birthday treat. I wonder what effect Westfield will have on the city when it's eventually completed. Sorry I'm late to your party but I'm sure you had a lovely day. The food is a work of art. Must try it some day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-11860659245235848672014-06-28T23:40:00.169-07:002014-06-28T23:40:00.169-07:00I havent been to Bradford since I was really young...I havent been to Bradford since I was really young and I'm sorry that it's lost its character. I daresay someone pocketed a lot of cash somewhere in relation to that. That Westfieldt development will probably bring in visitors, and their cars. Is that good? I don't know. But I've long wanted to visit the media museum.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-29140836588798634832014-06-27T14:59:13.188-07:002014-06-27T14:59:13.188-07:00Thank you Jayne! Don't you just wish more peop...Thank you Jayne! Don't you just wish more people would start to appreciate The North!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-33403433824566754892014-06-27T14:57:42.646-07:002014-06-27T14:57:42.646-07:00You are right Janice - there are still interesting...You are right Janice - there are still interesting and exciting places to visit in Bradford and, I find, it is a very friendly city. More so than Leeds, perhaps.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-26323491216901926392014-06-27T14:55:50.965-07:002014-06-27T14:55:50.965-07:00Ha Ha - it won't be long before you catch up! ...Ha Ha - it won't be long before you catch up! Thank goodness I have a whole week in which dear Mr N is only 4 years younger than me!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-90531787079464543902014-06-27T14:54:08.883-07:002014-06-27T14:54:08.883-07:00The Alhambra is looking good and there seems to be...The Alhambra is looking good and there seems to be a campaign to save the Odeon too. Just don't get me started on the present state of the poor beleaguered North - and I'm not even a native<br />Yes - my granny looked like that too!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-21714410575830983412014-06-27T13:58:19.225-07:002014-06-27T13:58:19.225-07:00Thanks Lynn! The lunches in the museum tasted as g...Thanks Lynn! The lunches in the museum tasted as good as they looked - just a little bit too substantial, though.<br />Might see you at Lincoln on Sunday?nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-88669098055494653382014-06-27T13:56:27.649-07:002014-06-27T13:56:27.649-07:00THANK YOU!THANK YOU!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-77988855448006938832014-06-27T13:56:09.241-07:002014-06-27T13:56:09.241-07:00The Alhambra still beautiful and exotic-looking, r...The Alhambra still beautiful and exotic-looking, rather like its multi-cultural population . I am sure it will become a vibrant and lively city again, once the centre has been rebuilt.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-10485673229255170682014-06-27T13:52:37.352-07:002014-06-27T13:52:37.352-07:00The Media Museum is brilliant and there are many o...The Media Museum is brilliant and there are many other exciting places to see in the area. We love how photography and film have become meaningful art forms.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-49930828759437895662014-06-27T13:49:45.863-07:002014-06-27T13:49:45.863-07:00It's a great museum for those interested in fi...It's a great museum for those interested in film and photography, and Bradford just a few miles from Salts Mill at Saltaire - you would love it!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-19826436763974320132014-06-22T00:35:58.774-07:002014-06-22T00:35:58.774-07:00I agree, a great post, love your images. I have n...I agree, a great post, love your images. I have never visited Bradford before. Happy Birthday. I love black and white images, they leave so much more to the imagination.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551672517126363905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-48325293320828405322014-06-20T02:41:21.734-07:002014-06-20T02:41:21.734-07:00One day, maybe, Bradford will be finished......so ...One day, maybe, Bradford will be finished......so many brilliant regeneration schemes have been suggested......some started, and then stopped. However, it still retains some real magic, much of which you have captured beautifully here. Great post Nilly, happy birthday ! Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-42320706510223150132014-06-20T00:47:49.659-07:002014-06-20T00:47:49.659-07:00Happy birthday Nilly... if my sums are right you a...Happy birthday Nilly... if my sums are right you are now a year older than me... well that is until my birthday in August!<br /><br />My how Bradford has changed. The last time I was there, was with last husband (the farmer) and his mother. We were there to attend a talk by Mike Harding on his Everest expedition, and jolly good it was too. Looking for somewhere for a meal, the obviously choice to me was an Indian, what with Bradford being the curry capital of the UK, and keeping the flavour and fun of the talk alive. But no, himself and his mother didn't fancy it, so we finished up in an Italian restaurant... I sort of knew then I should never have married him!<br /><br />I adore black and white photos of yore, aren't they just the business.<br /><br />LLXlettice leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637631435776710877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-38054972569245692012014-06-19T23:25:20.452-07:002014-06-19T23:25:20.452-07:00Happy Birthday Nilly - and how wonderful that you ...Happy Birthday Nilly - and how wonderful that you celebrated it in my home town. I have to admit I didn't recognise much of it from your photos but seeing the Alhambra brought a big smile to my face. We always called it the A'lambra - not Al Hambra as I've heard it pronounced - and now I live so close to the 'other' one, here in Spain, I know we had the pronunciation absolutely right! And the Media Cafe is new to me too - looked at first glance more like Salt's Mill - and what a brilliant lunch! I can imagine how much you enjoyed the photo exhibition - looks great (I looked for my granny but it wasn't her..). Thanks for sharing. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-14081785631871562932014-06-19T09:51:29.474-07:002014-06-19T09:51:29.474-07:00Belated Birthday Greetings Marilyn , glad you had ...Belated Birthday Greetings Marilyn , glad you had a great day in Bradford too x 10/10 must also go to the chef for his Artistic impression !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951107659565533596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-89540275747245213722014-06-19T06:21:01.392-07:002014-06-19T06:21:01.392-07:00Happy birthday Nilly. Those B&W pics are so ev...Happy birthday Nilly. Those B&W pics are so evocative, I love English eccentrics and also strangely the word Alhambra, it would have sounded so exotic and fanciful at the time the theatre was named.<br />Jean xShrimpton and Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-69544464762813008652014-06-19T00:56:52.067-07:002014-06-19T00:56:52.067-07:00Hello,
It feel like several lifetimes ago that we...Hello,<br /><br />It feel like several lifetimes ago that we were in Bradford but your initial images paint a rather depressing view of this once proud and poised Yorkshire city.<br /><br />However, the photograph exhibition would have been just our kind of thing. Such careful made compositions which really do bring to mind sights and memories of long ago. It really could only be in England.....<br /><br />Happy Birthday to you!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-60831802216852489322014-06-18T23:48:06.735-07:002014-06-18T23:48:06.735-07:00Somewhere I have never been to, but that creative ...Somewhere I have never been to, but that creative lunch display would be worth a detour if I am ever in that area. Happy belated birthday to you...and Mr N<br />Julie xThe Cloth Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160123563436297753noreply@blogger.com