Tuesday, 24 March 2026

A blue plaque for Mary Clarke ……….. resident of 8 Alpha Place

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Now, I don’t think I will ever find Mary Clarke. Alpha Street, 2003 In 1853 she was living in the cellar of number 8 Alpha Place, which with...

Snapshots of Well Hall ……….. part 1 …….1873

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Now this is Well Hall House in 1873. And what I like about it is the detail showing the old 18th century house, the gardens to the sout...
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"See better days and do better things," the sad end of the Chorlton Liberal Club.

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The Chorlton Liberal Club had opened in the October of 1897 . It wasn’t the first club the Liberals had had here, that was on Wilbraha...
Monday, 23 March 2026

Standing in front of the Rivoli on Barlow Moor Road sometime in 1936

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Now I can’t be certain when this photograph of the Rivoli on Barlow Moor Road was taken but given that the cinema opened in November 1936 a...
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The Tudor Barn in 1909, one for the album

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The Tudor Barn in 1909 Now here is one for the picture album. This is the Tudor Barn back in 1909 and that really is about all I want...

A day of steam, fun and history ……………The Great Railway Exposition

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I have no idea how I ended up on Liverpool Road, forty years ago. I might have read about the event, or just followed the crowds. ...
Sunday, 22 March 2026

So where did we hold a demonstration?

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Crown Square, circa 1981 This is Crown Square, and back in the 1970s and 80s it was one of the places where demonstrations finished up....