Monday, 20 April 2026

Why Stuff Matters: Objects, Power and the Past ...... on the wireless today

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I am a great fan of Radio 4's Start the Week which is one of those talking programmes the BBC excels at and this one was no exception. ...

Historians of Chorlton ............ Thomas Ellwood

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There have been many who have written about the history of Chorlton. Almost all of them draw on twenty-five articles written in the wi...
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Steam fun ……….. London Road ……..

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This is another one of my all-time favourites from Eddie Johnson’s book on Manchester Railway Termini.* Until recently I had not got round t...

The history of Eltham in just 20 objects ........Nu 10 the drainhole cover ..... from Tricia

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The challenge is to write a history of Eltham in just 20 objects which are in no particular order, and have been selected purely at random....
Sunday, 19 April 2026

Historians of Chorlton ...... John Lloyd

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Written in 1990 Anyone interested in the history of Chorlton owes John Lloyd a lot.  He wrote the first ever general history book on th...
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The age of the parking meter was short ....... we won’t see their like again

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Now I am always surprised at what was once familiar street furniture can disappear like snow in the winter sun. And looking at this 196...
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Pictures before a demonstration ….. St Peter’s Square April 18th event

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Yesterday there was a demonstration and a counter demonstration in the city. Today social media teams with pictures, videos, commentaries an...