Monday, 1 June 2026

On small things history turns …. commemorating the Hardy Lane Co-op

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Last week I was reflecting and reporting on the story of one Co-op store with heaps of history.* Some of Co-op Party behind the Guild banner...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 12 Chancellery Lane

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Now I had wandered over to Spring Gardens to find Concert Lane and instead rediscovered this last bit of Chancellery Place most of which ...

Lost images of Whalley Range part 2 the petrol pumps

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I wonder when these petrol pumps on Upper Chorlton Road were taken away. They were recorded by A.H.Downes in the summer of 1960 and wer...

Stories of the Great War from Eltham and Woolwich ............. nu 1 the milestone on Shooters Hill

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An occasional series reflecting on the impact of the Great War. Now I have to say I never really knew the story of the war memorial o...
Sunday, 31 May 2026

'Sixty Years of Hurt with David Baddiel' .... a fascinating story on the wireless today

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Despite not being interested in football, here is a series of broadcasts I have been drawn to. It is available on Saturdays and there after ...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 13 Old Bank Street

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Now I know that Old Bank Street is not lost and has not been forgotten. It is after all used by heaps of people every day taking the...

A bit of nostalgia for the Eltham of the 1960s

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In the garden of 294 Well Hall, June 1964 Today I have descended into bit nostalgia for the Eltham of my youth. Now this is not s...
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