Andrew Simpson
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Friday, 5 June 2026
Lost images of Whalley Range part 3 the Whalley Hotel
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I only ever once visited the Whalley Hotel which I think was sometime around the summer of 1975. There was never any particular reason ...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 45 ......... Southern Street ....... all gone
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Looking down Southern Street, 2003 This is Southern Street as it looked at the beginning of this century. Back then some of the old l...
Greenwich Park, the moment a full 53 years ago .......... nu 1 the walk
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It will be a full 55 years ago but the memory of that walk through Greenwich Park on a Saturday in September 1971 has never left me. I...
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Celebrating Chorlton ..... down at our library today
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All this month there is a selection of paintings of Chorlton people with the intriguing title of Chorlton Champions. I have never liked that...
Thursday, 4 June 2026
The Evolution of Trees ... one to listen to .... on the wireless ... today
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I like trees and who wouldn't? They look good, offer shade, have heaps of different things to eat and can be found in parks, along roads...
“Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye ......... stories of the Whalley Hotel
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“Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye It is one of those headlines that you just can’t miss. “Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye appear...
Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 42 ......... Bunsen Street the one that changed its name and was stolen
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Now even I have to admit that perhaps I have just gone off on one with the title, but it’s true, Bunsen Street was Bennet Street and someti...
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