Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Summer days in south Manchester No 3 the Chorlton Peace Festival 1984

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It is an event I have visited before, but it is well worth another outing. * It was at the height of the second Cold War when there w...
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Eltham from the pen of Llwyd Roberts ....... nu 2 St Mary's School 1929

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Now I am a great fan of the work of Mr Llwyd Roberts. He was during the 1920s and 30s our artist in residence and during that time prod...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 34 ............... the one most people forget

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Today Back South Parade is the access and exit route for the big NCP car park and even before the scaffolding went up most people would agr...
Monday, 31 August 2026

One 1951 Festival ….a sliding Doors Moment …. and Mr. Feinstein of New York and New Haven

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I have no recollection of the Festival of Britain. Cover to the Guide Book, 1951 Somewhere beyond the Festival buildings was me, 1951 It was...

Revisiting County Street ...... Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 96

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 T his is County Street which is so unremarkable that it’s another of those narrow side streets not even worth a glance. County Street, 2026...

Uncovering a bit of the life of Lewis St J R Clutterbuck of Westmount Road in Eltham

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Gertie's postcard 1915 Recently I was with Gertie about to send her postcard from Westmount Road in 1915. She was keen to tell h...

Picking up the packet boat from Stretford and then post haste to Castlefield on the Duke’s Canal

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Now I often write about living in the township in the mid 19th century and I reckon if I had wanted to travel into Manchester it would have...