Monday, 24 August 2026

Electronica Powiśle …… stories of past glories …… and a solution to the question what to do with that power station?

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 It’s an interesting question and makes for a lively debate about what we do with old and redundant buildings. Industrial relic, 2026 Of cou...

Looking for the ghosts amongst the parish gravestones ……..

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Now, anyone who has taken a stroll through the old parish graveyard of St Clement’s will agree that it is pleasant spot. The old parish grav...

I was there …. and other stories … from The Isle of Festival …. 1970 … on the wireless

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So yesterday that event I was at combined with the stories of some of the others who were there in the August of 1970. I was there on that h...

Uncovering the story of Eltham's trams ........... and a bit more too

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I have long had a fascination for trams and I have just bought Eltham and Woolwich Tramways which contains “a wealth of nostalgia with m...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 46 ........ Cavell Street, Late Nightingale Street

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Now on the day I wandered down Cavell Street the sun was shining and even this bleak and empty side street seemed inviting. It conne...
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Sunday, 23 August 2026

It was 56 years ago ……. the music was good … the sun shone ….. and we were all happy

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Today I came across this poster. That poster, 1970 And in a trice I was back 56 years ago with friends wondering what to do on an indifferen...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester ........ nu 81 Roman Entry

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This is Roman Entry. Roman Entry, 2017 It connects Church Street to what has variously been known as Roman Street and Back Alley and...
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