Wednesday, 23 September 2026

The not so dusty records of Woolwich ……..

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Now for many years those of my friends who share my love of Eltham, Woolwich and Plumstead have sung the praises of the two volumes of “Reco...

Voices from Chorlton ……… 179 years ago

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In the summer of 1847 Alexander Somerville had come looking for potato blight, that disease which had ravaged the crops of Ireland and had ...

The Kickety Brook, Stretford, once a vital part of our flood defences

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I first walked the Kickety Brook with my old botanist friend, David Bishop. It doesn’t look much but it was vital in its day for prot...

More history from Chorlton Book Festival with Brian Groom .... tomorrow

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Part of the Chorlton Book Festival 2026 collection Chorlton Library Manchester, Greater Manchester Thursday, September 24    6 PM - 7 PM Ov...
Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Walking through the lost Hulme and Moss Side

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  Now I have been a great fan of Roger Shelley’s photographs for over a decade, ever since he shared a collection of pictures he took of a g...

Chorlton Brook and the Cliffs at Holland Wood in 1847 ... part two

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Holland Wood, by the Cliffs along Chorlton Brook, circa 1907 We are in Holland Wood, sometime at the beginning of the 20th cent...
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Walking Woolwich and Eltham in 1948 .... no 1

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Now I am back with my copy of the Official Guide to Woolwich which was published by the council. It includes Eltham and Plumstead, and was ...