Sunday, 24 May 2026

Revisiting County Street ...... Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 96

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 T his is County Street which is so unremarkable that it’s another of those narrow side streets not even worth a glance. County Street, 2026...

At the chippy on the green with Mrs Jones and "Chippy Madge"

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Now I am always fascinated by those pictures which call up a rich seam of memories that cross the generations . And this one pretty muc...
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The Letter Box graveyeard and other posty stories

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In The Woolwich Drill Hall circa 1965 Now one of the places I wish I had visited back in 1965 was the old Woolwich Drill Hall in the ...
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Saturday, 23 May 2026

Albert welcomes you back to his Square …… Friday in May*

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For those in the know and heaps more who just wandered into Albert Square, the place has been progressively reoccupied by office workers, to...
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Of paddling pools and vanished pastimes in Chorlton Park

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Now if you are of a certain age you will remember the paddling pool in Chorlton Park. Now this is not to be confused with the big open ...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford nu 8 .... Chapel Street

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Now before anyone says anything I am quite well aware that Chapel Street is neither lost nor forgotten. Anyone who has tried to cross t...
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Treasures from adventures in Peckham and Greenwich .............

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To this day I wonder what happened to the gas mask and the replica18th century cap gun we found on our adventures. Andrew Simpson, 1959...
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