Monday, 30 March 2026

Walking the streets of Manchester in 1870 ......... of privies closed courts and foul passages..... Ludgate Street

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Now Ludgate Street which runs from Rochdale Road into Angel Meadow should have fared better. New gates, 1908, a closed court There ar...
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When the Horse and Jockey had a football team

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Now I have to say that I was a little intrigued when a story on the blog of the Horse and Jockey in the early 1970s was sent on its way acr...

“A single to Well Hall” ...... travelling the tram in the “Last Tram Week”

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History comes in many shapes and sizes, from serious books on great events to the humble object which offers up an insight into how we live...
Sunday, 29 March 2026

Glenton Tours …… the coach company that was the luxury motor holiday

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Our dad worked for Glenton Tours for over half a century and the story of his part in that company and its part in the modern holiday indus...

Memories of the Co-op, a tram journey and a live eel

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I am always on the lookout for memories of Eltham and Woolwich before today, and so I was pleased when Jean shared some of her childhood ...
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Don't get me on the subject of wool shops ...........

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Now I belong to a generation that was dragged round wool shops as a child. My mum, her friend and later my sisters all knitted and so t...
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When Chorlton was in Moss Side

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The year is 1978 and the Labour Party is defending its Moss Side seat in a byelection which was occasioned by the death of Frank Hatton who...
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