Andrew Simpson
Stories, people and events
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...
Two plaques …… one lost building ..... and a forgotten road
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So, when you are out with the camera on a sunny and dry morning you make the most of it. A blue plaque, 2023 And having done the “artistic ...
Another day …. another trip into Manchester’s past
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On a changeable day which promised sunshine interrupted by heaps of fierce and unrelenting rain showers members of Chorlton Good Neighbours ...
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
The lost pub on Port Street ...... Mrs Ann Gleave and bit of a mystery
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I am looking at a picture Andy Robertson took back in 2018 of no. 75 Port Street. The White Lion as was, 2018 Andy told me that ...
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