Now there are many things that make Chorlton different from other places, but for me it’s the celebration of the township’s history which comes with the ever-popular History Trail.
The first few date back to 2012 and they remain a unique part of the landscape.
Each tells the story of a particular part of Chorlton, with a special nod to the building in which they are exhibited.
The first appeared in the Horse and Jockey with others in shops, restaurants and cafes, out along Beech Road, Barlow Moor Road, and beyond, culminating with the 80-meter-long installation which fronted the construction of a block of flats.
In the new year another of these installations will appear on High Lane where Armistead Properties are renovating numbers 57 and 59.
The six panels will tell the story of the two houses and the development of this bit of Chorlton.
Work on these six history panels is well under way, and they should be unveiled in the March of 2019, leaving me just to add that we are also just completing the story of 105 Manchester Road which will feature the shop of Mr. James H. Heys, stationer, and tobacconist.
The property remained a purveyor of all things tobacco and note paper into the late 1960s and beyond, when after a checkered history, it opened a few months ago as CBD Coffee Lounge, the exterior of which Peter painted recently.
That painting, and our latest “History Trail” panel will soon be up on the wall of the Café.
At which point I could go into detail about what will be included, but that would be to give the story away.
Suffice to say, that once and not that long ago Manchester Road ran out of Chorlton bordered by fields and farms.
For those leaving the township, once they had passed Redgate Farm, they had clear views of the railway line, to the east and open land to the west.
Location; Chorlton
Painting; Painting, CBD Coffee Lounge © 2018 Peter Topping, Paintings from Pictures.
Map; Manchester Road in 1894, from the OS of South Lancashire, 1894, courtesy of Digital Archives Association, http://digitalarchives.co.uk/
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| The first History Trail, 2012 |
Each tells the story of a particular part of Chorlton, with a special nod to the building in which they are exhibited.
The first appeared in the Horse and Jockey with others in shops, restaurants and cafes, out along Beech Road, Barlow Moor Road, and beyond, culminating with the 80-meter-long installation which fronted the construction of a block of flats.
In the new year another of these installations will appear on High Lane where Armistead Properties are renovating numbers 57 and 59.
The six panels will tell the story of the two houses and the development of this bit of Chorlton.
Work on these six history panels is well under way, and they should be unveiled in the March of 2019, leaving me just to add that we are also just completing the story of 105 Manchester Road which will feature the shop of Mr. James H. Heys, stationer, and tobacconist.
The property remained a purveyor of all things tobacco and note paper into the late 1960s and beyond, when after a checkered history, it opened a few months ago as CBD Coffee Lounge, the exterior of which Peter painted recently.
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| Presenting the CBD painting, 2018 |
At which point I could go into detail about what will be included, but that would be to give the story away.
Suffice to say, that once and not that long ago Manchester Road ran out of Chorlton bordered by fields and farms.
For those leaving the township, once they had passed Redgate Farm, they had clear views of the railway line, to the east and open land to the west.
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| Manchester Road, 1894 |
Painting; Painting, CBD Coffee Lounge © 2018 Peter Topping, Paintings from Pictures.
Map; Manchester Road in 1894, from the OS of South Lancashire, 1894, courtesy of Digital Archives Association, http://digitalarchives.co.uk/
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