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.’
Manchester Alphabet, featuring Parrs Wood