Tuesday, 3 November 2026

All Saints Day ...... that day of remembrance

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  Mine wasn’t a religious upbringing. Remembering the dead, 2026 Father on occasion might hum an old Scottish Protestant marching song while...

New pubs for old and a disappointed confectioner

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I rather think there must have been something in the air in the early months of 1907. In the February there were two applications in f...
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So what was Southern Street in Castlefield once like?

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Southern Street in 2003 This was Southern Street, off Liverpool Road during a chunk of the 1980s  and into the next two decades it was ...
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Round About A Pound A Week ......... London life and London Poor ..... 1913

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“Take a tram from Victoria to Vauxhall Station.   Get out under the railway arch which faces Vauxhall Bridge, and there you will find K...
Monday, 2 November 2026

That unusual picture of the old parish church ….. with a heap more

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  This is one of my favourite pictures. It has appeared countless times before on the blog, and I never tire of writing about it. This is t...

When history collides with the kitchen …… three tomatoes, two chilli's and a bit of garlic ..... cooking from home no. 6

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 The challenge is a simple one. Three tomatoes, two chilli's, one garlic and some pasta, 2026 Take a handful of ingredients from the kit...

Looking at Eltham in 1930 with the drawings of Llwyd Roberts

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Way to the Palace Today I received a wonderful collection of drawings from my friend Margaret whose husband like me grew up in Eltham. ...
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