There will few of us left who still think of old and new
Chorlton. And I have to confess that
even though I am one of them I am a bit of a fraud. For the distinction to have any real meaning
you have to have been born before the last world war.
In my case it is just because I spend so much time crawling
over the history of the township that I think of the two places.
Now any one venturing into the Chorlton Eatery, Copperfield
or the Bar will be firmly in new Chorlton which is why Peter and I sited part
of the History Trail in these three venues.
The trail tells the story of Chorlton over the last 170
years first around the green and Beech Road and then later north towards the
four banks. Peter has been working on painting
Chorlton as it looks today while I have been writing about its history and that
distinction between old and new.
So why new Chorlton?
Well if I told you that it would just give the game away and part of the
fun is following the trail and getting some of the answers for yourself. Of course we would always like to hear from
you and you can post your comments 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/paintingsfrompicturesand 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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