Monday, 25 May 2026

If you go down to the graveyard today …. You’re sure of a big surprise* …..

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  Well, “a big surprise” may be overstating the experience but yesterday I came across these stone setts. Those mysterious stones, 2026 It’s...

Walking the mean streets of Manchester in the 1880s ………

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Now, many of us will have been brought up with the stories of the appalling housing conditions in our cities, towns, and villages in the 19t...
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Taking the petrol pump for granted ................ and other stories

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Today and for the next few weeks I shall be celebrating the humble petrol pump, through the art work of my friend Ann Love. A few week...

The Goldsmith Collection ....... no. 1 on the River

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Now when our Jillian offered to share her portfolio of photographs with me and the blog I jumped at the offer. There are some stunning ...
Sunday, 24 May 2026

Revisiting County Street ...... Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 96

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 T his is County Street which is so unremarkable that it’s another of those narrow side streets not even worth a glance. County Street, 2026...

At the chippy on the green with Mrs Jones and "Chippy Madge"

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Now I am always fascinated by those pictures which call up a rich seam of memories that cross the generations . And this one pretty muc...
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The Letter Box graveyeard and other posty stories

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In The Woolwich Drill Hall circa 1965 Now one of the places I wish I had visited back in 1965 was the old Woolwich Drill Hall in the ...
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