My earlier model of the new mosque being built in Oldham is now accompanied by a digital model created with Google Sketchup. Further details of both of these projects will be found on my website http://parabuild.blogspot.com
Monday, 29 October 2012
Mosques
I have recently completed a model of a mosque. This latest project will support fund raising to replace the existing building in York which is no longer large enough for its' purpose.
My earlier model of the new mosque being built in Oldham is now accompanied by a digital model created with Google Sketchup. Further details of both of these projects will be found on my website http://parabuild.blogspot.com
My earlier model of the new mosque being built in Oldham is now accompanied by a digital model created with Google Sketchup. Further details of both of these projects will be found on my website http://parabuild.blogspot.com
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Engels in Manchester
Friedrich Engels lived in Manchester from December 1842 until 1844. He had been sent by his parents to work at the Ermen and Engels, Victoria Mill in Weaste. His father hoped that the experience would make him re-consider his radical views.
Whilst in Manchester, Engels visited some of the most deprived districts and wrote extensively of the working and living conditions that he observed.
"Such is the old town of Manchester...instead of being exaggerated, it is far from black enough to convey the impression of the filth, ruin and uninhabitableness, the defiance of all considerations of cleanliness, ventilation and health which characterize the construction of this single district, containing at twenty to thirty thousand inhabitants. And such a district exists in the heart of the second city of England, the first manufacturing city of the world. If anyone wished to see in how little space a human being can move, how little air - and such air! - he can breathe, how little of civilization he may share and yet live, it is only necessary to travel hither" (Friedrich Engels 1845, The Condition of the Working Class in England, p86)
Engels again visited Manchester in the summer of 1845 in the company of Karl Marx and was to return to live in the city between 1850 and 1870. He again worked for his father's firm earning £100 per annum and 10% of the profits. On his father's death, he inherited the sum of £10000 and 20% of the firm's profits. Ironic that he benefited so much from the capitalism that he so opposed.
Marx visited Engels in Manchester on a number of occasions and received considerable financial support from his friend.
Whilst in Manchester, Engels visited some of the most deprived districts and wrote extensively of the working and living conditions that he observed.
"Such is the old town of Manchester...instead of being exaggerated, it is far from black enough to convey the impression of the filth, ruin and uninhabitableness, the defiance of all considerations of cleanliness, ventilation and health which characterize the construction of this single district, containing at twenty to thirty thousand inhabitants. And such a district exists in the heart of the second city of England, the first manufacturing city of the world. If anyone wished to see in how little space a human being can move, how little air - and such air! - he can breathe, how little of civilization he may share and yet live, it is only necessary to travel hither" (Friedrich Engels 1845, The Condition of the Working Class in England, p86)
Engels again visited Manchester in the summer of 1845 in the company of Karl Marx and was to return to live in the city between 1850 and 1870. He again worked for his father's firm earning £100 per annum and 10% of the profits. On his father's death, he inherited the sum of £10000 and 20% of the firm's profits. Ironic that he benefited so much from the capitalism that he so opposed.
Marx visited Engels in Manchester on a number of occasions and received considerable financial support from his friend.
A Pea Souper
I was reminded today of the last of the London smogs which occurred in 1963.
I lived in West London at the time and was travelling home with my Father who was driving. On reaching Hangar Lane on the A40, he could no longer see the kerb. I walked in front of the car as he was just able to see my figure through the fog. We progressed in that way for about 3 miles until nearer home the visibility improved a little. Luckily we managed to complete the journey without mishap.
I lived in West London at the time and was travelling home with my Father who was driving. On reaching Hangar Lane on the A40, he could no longer see the kerb. I walked in front of the car as he was just able to see my figure through the fog. We progressed in that way for about 3 miles until nearer home the visibility improved a little. Luckily we managed to complete the journey without mishap.
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