History behind Hotspur House -
It was originally a 19th century cotton mill named Medlock Mill as the river situated around it is the River Medock
The Percy Brothers took over the mill and renamed it The Hotspur Press
Up until last year a man named Phillip owned the building who occupied the space with a print finishing company
Unfortunatly he died last year and and since the building has been an opportunity for artists to utilise its space and be creative!
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The three aims -
1. Get Through Alive
- avoid anything/any area covered in black and yellow tape
- dont use any of the old switches or touch fuse boxes
- use extention leads only as source of power/electric
- also there is a fire alarm every thursday morning @ 10
2. Foster Collaboration
- to get the most out of education you need to create relationships
- work together & be brought together @ hotspur house
- help each other
- GET INVOLVED!
3. Forge Relationships
- recycle the buildings use ... speak up if you have any ideas for this ?
- create a relationship between ourselves and the city
- working in hot spur provides us with opportunties
- its up to us to grab these opportunites and be successful
I think it would be a good idea to work in hotspur house at least once a week as a group, it will help us all come together, we can discuss our ideas there and get an insight as to whats going on in other aspects of unit x and the creative side of Manchester..? Being given this opportunity to work in such an amazing and relevant space to our brief along with external arists that we wouldnt usually come across in a 1st year project would be a shame to miss!
Hi
ReplyDeleteI notice this was added in 2012. I am interested to know what has happened to the building now. I worked there in the sixties, as did my father and grandfather.
Bob Cummings