Thursday, 17 September 2026

Walking Chorlton's past .... that popular history talk with Andrew Simpson .... Sunday

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  This Sunday you can walk our past with Andrew Simpson and discover just who you might have to be polite to. Ploughing beside Beech Road, c...

That theatre in Woolwich I wished I could have visited ...... the Royal Artillery Theatre

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Now I must confess I did not know of the Royal Artillery Theatre which was opposite the Royal Artillery Barracks. Cinderella, 1949 Bu...
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Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Opps …. never get lazy with your history ….. and other revelations

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It’s that golden rule of all research which put simply is …. check your facts. And now the BBC has it’s own "BBC Verify" which s...

Looking inside a grand Victorian house …. Rye Bank and the story of Mr. Bryce Smith ... part 1

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In the course of the last few days I have got to know a lot about Mr. Bryce Smith, who lived at Rye Bank in Chorlton, described himself as ...
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Advertising things in 1959 ...… never miss an opportunity

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  We are on Upper Brook Street with a group of houses about to be demolished. But never underestimate the determination of an advertising c...

Down at the Castle in the High Street with a bit of historical magic

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Now one of the best things about history is when you get to touch it. And for me it doesn’t that matter much whether it’s a Roman coin or a...
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Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Of horses, an RAF Band and a night at the Cheetham Assembly Rooms in November 1944

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Now I wonder just how packed the Cheetham Assembly Rooms were, when the “Full RAF Rhythm Band” played on the Saturday of November 25 1944. ...