Now at first glance there may be little that seems different from this picture of the Bowling Green taken forty year ago and a similar one which could be shot today.
But as ever it is the detail.
Back then there was no furniture in the space between the wall of the graveyard and the pub, and the big painted sign which covered the old entrance still had many years of life.
In fact I doubt that if you attempted to stand where I did back in 1980 you would even be able to see the pub clearly.
The trees and bushes which had been planted during the graveyard’s makeover had yet to mature, added to which work seems still to have been in progress given the discarded grave stones laying beside the wall.
And those in know, will be fully aware that it is now the turn of the pub to get its make over.
All of which just leaves me to point out that the date on the image is out by two years.
Location; Chorlton
Picture; the Bowling Green, 1980 from the collection of Andrew Simpson
Back then there was no furniture in the space between the wall of the graveyard and the pub, and the big painted sign which covered the old entrance still had many years of life.
In fact I doubt that if you attempted to stand where I did back in 1980 you would even be able to see the pub clearly.
The trees and bushes which had been planted during the graveyard’s makeover had yet to mature, added to which work seems still to have been in progress given the discarded grave stones laying beside the wall.
And those in know, will be fully aware that it is now the turn of the pub to get its make over.
All of which just leaves me to point out that the date on the image is out by two years.
Location; Chorlton
Picture; the Bowling Green, 1980 from the collection of Andrew Simpson
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