Saturday, 17 October 2026

In search of the sellers of sleep on Angel Street …..

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Now yesterday I was on Angel Street exploring the stories behind the doors of the lodging houses, of which there were many in the surroundin...

When Chorlton made cars ………..

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It is a story I have twice come back to having had a stab at finding out where and when a firm set up here in Chorlton making cars. Shaw...
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Walking the River ......... by the Cutty Sark

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A short series taken from one day when I walked along the River. Back then the Thames was still a place to to earn a wage and watc...
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Friday, 16 October 2026

The Manchester of 1894

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I have spent part of the afternoon looking through a wonderful collection of pictures of Manchester from the late 19th century . They ...

Mrs Keal and the mystery of 419 Barlow Moor Road

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Leon's, 2015 It has taken sometime but I am closer to solving the mystery behind the date on the wall of  419 Barlow Moor Road. M...

One hundred years of one house in Well Hall part 16 ........... the plays wot mum wrote

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This is the continuing story of one house in Well Hall Road and of the people who lived there including our family.* Well Hall Road, 2...
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Letting history repeat itself …. standing up for Chorlton Library Live … with a nod to the Bee Gees

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Today I am thinking of how history unfolds and, in the process, repeats itself. Chorlton Library .... all things for the community, 2026 Of ...