Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Mr. Frank Beverley ……. Chorlton-cum-Hardy .... 1937

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This is Frank Beverley, and in 1937 he stood as the Labour Party candidate in the Municipal Elections. Vote for Frank Beverley, 1937 And to ...

The class of ’68 part 7 ……. Ranger's House and a folk concert

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Now, a little bit of my past has bounced back into my life in the form pf a program and a folk concert ticket. '....... all that li...
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Sunlight House a building “which has improved the appearance of the city and given it a dignity”

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Sunlight House, © 2013 Peter Topping Sunlight House is still a pretty impressive building and has been so since it was built in 1932 by...
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When history joins science fiction …… and becomes a book for children of all ages

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that when history collides with science fiction it’s bound to be fun*. Well Jane Austen it ain’t but...
Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Don't look back ... thoughts after finding Looking at Eltham, 1970

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Front cover showing the High Street Now Eltham is a long way from Chorlton but it was where I grew up and occasionally I am drawn back...
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When Esperanto came to Manchester .... Esperanto Congress, Manchester 1936 .... another story from Lawrence Beedle

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  What took my interest when I spotted this poster stamp was the exonym for Manchester.  It’s definitely Manchester. There is the Town Hall ...
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With Alice McIlwrick, fighting elections in the 1920s in Didsbury and Chorlton

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Alice McIlwrick should be remembered. She was the first Labour candidate to contest a local election here in Chorlton in the November ...