I never tire of this image of Barlow Moor Road sometime just
before 1911 and it is one I keep coming back to.
But for now it is the postcard and the company that interest
me more.
It is the fourth in the series produced by Tuck and Sons Ltd
in 1913 showing scenes from Chorlton.
Each has that distinctive border and continued in
circulation well in to the 1920s. Some I
suspect dated more quickly that others as shops changed hands and new buildings
replaced old ones.
And what makes it interesting is that it was sent in the
November of 1913 just seven months after the tram route from Chorlton had been
extended to West Didsbury which in turn meant that there was now a circular
route that took the passenger from town through Chorlton and on to Didsbury and
hence all the way back into the city.
Only once did I make the mistake of getting on the 46 and
not the 47 which while it gave me the scenic route did little to get me home
early.
Perhaps the same thought had occurred to J S who sent the
card with the simple message, 45/46 circular routes.
Pictures; Barlow Moor from the series Chorlton-cum-Hardy,
issued by Tuck & Sons, November 1913 courtesy of TuckDB
http://tuckdb.org/history
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