Fo many the news that Chris Mackpeace has died will be greeted with great sadness.
Over five decades he brought the history of Manchester to countless people.
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I first came across his books in the early 1970s not long after l arrived in the city.
The earliest three were a collection of images of Manchester in the late 19th century and as the "new boy" I found them fascinating.
Here were pictures of the City I had got to know very well, but with that added bonus of being a almost a century old.
Mr. Makpeace went on to write plenty more history books which David Easton enlarges on in his obitury posted today.
"It was with great sadness that we heard yesterday of the death of Chris Makepeace. He had recently been seriously ill and it was thought that he was well on the road to recovery. Some of our members will remember him as a guest speaker at Furness Vale History Society.
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Chris was a well known local historian and a founder member of Disley local history Society where for many years he had served as Treasurer. He had always been one of the mainstays of the Society.
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Pictures; covers from Chris Mackpeace publications, 1970s-2007
Sad to read this Chris was a family friend love to Hilary and family .Caroline and Adam. Hard to think we saw you last year
ReplyDeleteI was sad to learn of Chris's death. I have known him for many years and published his books 'Old Manchester Illustrated' , 'Looking Back at Manchester' and 'Looking Back at Hulme'. More recently he wrote the introduction to my book 'Manchester's Lost District'. He was vastly knowledgeable about Manchester's history and I would often consult him. He achieved more than most to make the region's past both informative and interesting to his readers and those who attended his talks.
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