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Summertime in MorleyBY: Jeremy Reid | Category: OTHERS | Submitted: 2010-08-03 10:27:13
I leave the communal building housing my holiday flat by way of stone steps which lead from the main entrance down to the pavement. An almost empty can of Strongbow has been left on the bottom step which proceeds to topple, spilling it's frothy amber contents across the scorching stone. It is summertime in Morley. On the opposite side of the road, two mobility scooters, running in tandem, carrying identically apparelled geriatric twins rush past. Now, there's an accident waiting to happen. At the crossroads stands the 17th century Fountain Inn & coach house built in sandstone, so badly scoured by the prevailing winds, one wonders how it could possibly still be standing. The same could be said for its patrons. A regular informs me that they serve the cheapest pint in Morley. I enjoy my pint in the garden; Actually, it's more a tarmac car park next to the main road. A packed school bus stops in the traffic a few yards from my picnic bench. I can taste the acrid fumes radiating from the exhaust as they mix with my beer. The children proceed to sign offensive gestures through the bus window. Embarrassingly, the bus remains stuck in traffic for what seems like hours. The art of communication is not dead. Across the way stands the now defunct New Pavilion Theatre. Built in smart red brick with cream trim, oversized embossed digits above the main entrance date it at 1911. Originally a theatre, then cinema, bingo hall, night club & more recently restaurant, this now empty building marks the spot where Ernie Wise began his solo career in 1938. Nearby a recently erected grey stone statue of Ernie testifies to his close association with the area. Sadly, the building remains unlisted. Walking down the pedestrianised high street, one wonders if this is a town on the way up or way out. A combination of betting shops, charity shops & closed shops suggests the latter. In stark contrast stands the bar restaurant Cucina. By day a tea shop & eatery, catering almost exclusively for the over sixty-fives & by night a trendy bar restaurant focusing on a younger audience. Being neither one, nor the other, it fails to commit on either side & as such leaves one feeling slightly confused. Opposite, a large furniture shop, proudly displaying black & white photos from its opening day in the 1960's somehow manages to stay in business. Needing stamps for a postcard, I find myself waiting in the well staffed fully functional post office. It smells hot & musty. Avoid on Mondays, which is pension day & factor in a good half hour queuing time on all other days. A large sign advertises the ultra modern White Rose shopping centre, one & a half miles down the road offering everything from Zara to M&S, Millets to Argos. I find the stop & within minutes the bus arrives. Apparently it has been delayed after a minor collision with a pair of mobility scooters. One can but smile. Article Source: http://articles.travelandtourisminfo.com/ About Author / Additional Info: Comments on this article: (1 comments so far)
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