Andrew Simpson

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Thursday, 11 June 2026

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 95 Chadwick Street ...and Mrs. Matilda Lovitt

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This was Chadwick Street in 2021. It is off Fairfield Street and faces out on to Piccadilly Railway Station. Wyre Street, 2021 Despite being...

That food factory ……. the River ……. and a conversation

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Just when I spent my dinner times gazing out over the River talking about music, the chance of over time and pretty much everything is lost....
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Lost Images of Whalley Range number 9 ....... the wedding reception at the Whalley Hotel

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Now I couldn’t resist using this receipt for the wedding reception of Mr and Mars Sherratt which was posted recently on facebook by their da...
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Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Walking Withington’s past …… the new history book

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For anyone who lives in Withington, has lived in Withington or is just curious about the place the latest publication from the local Civic S...

Back on Court Yard in 1910

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Court Yard in 1910 Now you can never have enough of a good picture so I make no apologies for returning to this one of Court Yard which...

What Miss Sarah Kate Sloane did in the Great War ..... part 1

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Now, I am only at the beginning of the story of Ms Sloane, who was born in 1871 and died in 1965, but already it promises to be a fascinatin...

Lost images of Whalley Range part 7............ the lake in the park

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Now there will be the pedant who points out that the lake in Alexandra Park is still there and perhaps someone else who challenges linkin...
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