P is for Parrs Wood in the special Manchester Alphabet

I was born in central Manchester and lived, until the age of six, just off Parrs Wood Road in Burnage. So it’s quite poignant in a way that I should be returning to the area, at Parrs Wood School on Saturday for the Christmas Fair. And to mark the occasion I’ve produced a special edition of my Manchester Alphabet, which now features Parrs Wood under P and in the headline. 

I’m taking 10 A4 mounted prints of it to the fair, but you can alway email to order a print of any size at statementartworks@gmail.com

The paragraph reads:

‘P is for Parrs Wood - a pleasure palace, a leafy road, a top school on the banks of the River Mersey and the gateway to Manchester. Also for Pips, mostly a handbag disco, but which had the Roxy Room, the real birthplace of Manchester Indie music.’

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Manchester Alphabet, featuring Parrs Wood

Manchester Alphabet, featuring Parrs Wood







Stockport, London, Rochdale - the holy trinity!

Local art for local people! Who needs fancy dan customers from the Cayman Islands when you can sell to lovely people on your doorstep? This week I supplied three framed A2 posters to Hatters Promotions who have just moved into new premises off Hillgate in Stockport, about half a mile from where I live. They now hang in the firm’s reception area. Hatters Promotions provide promotional merchandise for companies, from pens and mugs to hampers and bandanas (www.hatterspromotions.com). Two of my posters - London and Hats Off To Stockport - are pictured here along with the Teddy, who belongs to Jo Shippen, the boss of the company! Also, I’ve just finished my Rochdale poster, which, naturally, has to feature the town’s most famous export - the Co-operative movement! Those handsome people in the poster are my friends and neighbours, the Cook family!

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Stretford, Altrincham and the Mancunian Way...a hat-trick of cheeky posters!

Stretford, Altrincham and the Mancunian Way...a hat-trick of cheeky posters!