Sunday, 30 August 2026

Today I forget the history …. and celebrate the green bean

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Well, I say forget the history but that’s not likely and anyway I bet there is a long and fascinating book on green beans through the ages. ...

When Harold married Alma in the April of 1928 at Dartford

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I am looking at two images which are now 90 years old. This was the wedding celebrations of Harold Morris and Alma Minnie Shove in Ap...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester ................ nu 53 Silver Street, a bus station and some nasty history

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Now this is Chorlton Street Bus Station in the 1960s and the image presents a bit of mystery, but more of that later. Chorlton Street B...
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Crossing in to Stretford in the winter of 1857

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Sometimes it is so easy to become parochial and so today I decided to reflect on how things were at the end of Edge Lane, over the Duke...
Saturday, 29 August 2026

Happy Birthday …. The Edge Theatre at 15 … and still the best

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If you haven’t joined the party, there is still time. It’s been going on since 11 this morning and will continue with heaps of events into t...

Treasures from Southern Cemetery ……………..

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Now there is a lot to say about Southern Cemetery and over the years I have done my fair share .* Memorial to Satinik Kouyoumjian, 2013 It w...

The Isle of Wight August 1970 ......... a concert and a lesson in what to remember for Chris and Marisa

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Now just for once I am not going to let the facts get in the way of the story which is another way of saying that I would rather keep my im...