Andrew Simpson

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Friday, 27 March 2026

Brand new Manchester ……….. replacing the hole in the ground …. 1960

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Now I always like to dig deep, trawling the historic records to support a picture. But this time I rather think I will just leave it at...
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Magic nights in Well Hall

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I can picture the poster now. It featured a guitar and a set of unlaced boots, was finely drawn in black ink resting on a white backgro...

The Lost Chorlton pictures ......... no1. ..... out across the fields

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Now some will already have picked up on the  series, The lost Manchester Collection , and the story behind how the pictures came to light.*...
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Thursday, 26 March 2026

Just how much history can you get from one theatre programme? …… the Manchester Hippodrome

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Well, the answer is a lot, and for that I have David Harrop to thank who shared this 1954 programme from the Manchester Hippodrome. Annivers...

Peck's meat and fish pastes ............ a meal on its own

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Peck's meat and fish pastes were something I grew up with. They came in small glass jars and offered up a variety of tastes, from f...
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Down an alley ……..

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Now if I were seven again, I rather think I might have been drawn off Beech Road and down the alley. Down the alley, 2020 One day I ...

The Last Chance .......... Whitworth Street ....1969

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Now, what do you do with the basements of those tall impressive Victorian and Edwardian buildings that still dominate much of the city? ...
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