It is just 500 years since the first parish church was opened and an enterprising entrepreneur built three wattle and daub cottages on the green which are now the Horse & Jockey.
In September St Clements will be staging a number of different events around Chorlton to remember its presence here in the heart of the township.
It will begin on Friday May 18th with music and themed decor from the 1940s, roll into Saturday with a Tudor experience including a guest appearance from the touring theatre group, Sir Robert Cecil’s Men, along with a falconry display, traditional folk music and Morris dancing and conclude on the Sunday with a Victorian day out.
And that is where Peter and I come in to the fun. We have been staging our History Trail across Chorlton during May and chose the Horse and Jockey as the starting point for an exhibition which has covered the story of where we live over 170 years in six venues.
So we thought it quite fitting that we should help celebrate the 500 years with a special display in the pub. Peter as you know paints pictures of Chorlton and I tell the stories. There will be a brand new painting of the Horse and Jockey by Peter along with stories from its past including the people who drank here, used it as a home, and a court of law as well as a welcome refuge from an illegal boxing match.
And there will something of the people who lived at the other end of the building including a bit of a mystery.
Peter’s work is on display around Chorlton and can also be seen at https://www.facebook.com/paintingsfrompictures and details of my book, Chorlton-cum-Hardy A Community Transformed which will be published in September can be found at
http://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/A%20new%20book%20for%20Chorlton
Pictures; © Peter Topping 2012
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