Monday, 7 September 2026

When a pint of Eltham Ale cost 4d and was brewed at our brewery.............. Eltham in 1874

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Eltham Brewery, 1874 I often wonder just what a pint of Eltham Ale would have tasted like. It was brewed buy our own Eltham Brewery a...

Looking for the Shambles …. behind Marks and Spencer ………….. 1969

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Now, I don’t remember Old Shambles as it was before its move following the building of the Arndale. Although I guess I must have fa...
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A picture a day Chorlton Green circa 1883-96

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A picture a day During this week of September I have decided to feature a picture a day, drawn from the collections that span a century an...
Sunday, 6 September 2026

Four Didsbury balconies ….and a pioneering woman radio producer ….. Olive Shapley

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It started with a balcony and a picture. In Didsbury they have balconies, Olive Shapley Aveune, 2026 And turned into one of those moments of...

Saturday in the Square ....

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Now as our Town Hall continues along that path of restoration and renewal Albert Square with its statues and fountain is steadily being retu...

So what is the story behind the tram on Well Hall Road, one sunny spring day?

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Now there is a fine line between nostalgia and remembering the past. The first pretty much takes you nowhere and often distorts the p...
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Autumn on the Rec ……. and a memory of Mr. Higginbotham from 1894

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  Now, sometimes you just go with two pictures, separated by a century and a bit.   This is Row Acre being ploughed for possibly the last ...