Sunday, 6 September 2026

Four Didsbury balconies ….and a pioneering woman radio producer ….. Olive Shapley

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It started with a balcony and a picture. In Didsbury they have balconies, Olive Shapley Aveune, 2026 And turned into one of those moments of...

Saturday in the Square ....

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Now as our Town Hall continues along that path of restoration and renewal Albert Square with its statues and fountain is steadily being retu...

So what is the story behind the tram on Well Hall Road, one sunny spring day?

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Now there is a fine line between nostalgia and remembering the past. The first pretty much takes you nowhere and often distorts the p...
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Autumn on the Rec ……. and a memory of Mr. Higginbotham from 1894

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  Now, sometimes you just go with two pictures, separated by a century and a bit.   This is Row Acre being ploughed for possibly the last ...

I have seen the future and it works* …….. shopping in 1961

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I like this picture because it offers up a range of shop fronts, from the traditional to the brand new. And there is no doubting that when ...
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Saturday, 5 September 2026

What was lost ….. is found

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“We have just found a box of old photos at 515-521 Barlow Moor Road; I haven’t had a good look at them yet .... but I immediately thought yo...

On the green circa 1898

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It’s a picture I have shown before, but is well worth a second look. The caption suggests a date around 1898, arguing that this “Princ...