Now if you have done every one of our History Trail venues,
you will have got a pretty good understanding of how where we live has evolved
over the last 170 years and seen some very nice paintings by Peter. He paints pictures of Chorlton today and I
tell stories about its past.
We chose six venues across the township each of which have
something special to tell about those last 170 years and if you have followed
them in chronological order then Copperfield is number five. Of course you don’t have to do them all and
you could visit them as you fancy, but then as a historian I do like time lines
and historical order, which I guess is about the only time I try to impose any
order on my myself.
Now part of what we have to say at Copperfield is contained
in the building itself, not that you have to be a time detective or an
architect to figure it out. Just go
there read the story board and compare the old photographs with Peter’s
pictures and then tell us what you think either by posting a comment on the
blog or on the
GLAD TO BE IN CHORLTON site on facebook.
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
Pictures; ©Peter Topping 2012
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