Sunday, 31 May 2026

A bit of nostalgia for the Eltham of the 1960s

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In the garden of 294 Well Hall, June 1964 Today I have descended into bit nostalgia for the Eltham of my youth. Now this is not s...
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Lost images of Whalley Range part 1 the cinema

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I am on Upper Chorlton Road in 1960 with A.H. Downes who took a lot of pictures of the area. In the distance you can just make out the ...
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Saturday, 30 May 2026

Sidney Street …… little valued …….and now forgotten

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This is Sidney Street or what is left of it. Sidney Street, 2025 Once upon a time it ran off Hardman Street, taking a sharp right and becomi...

Just how do you honour a shop with history?.......

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Now it’s not a silly question nor is it an irreverent one, but a genuine search for a fitting memorial to a shop that has not only sold its ...

Take one young lad …….. several jobs working by the River …… and you get a bit of history

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  Now, even on an August morning with the promise of a hot day ahead, standing at the bus stop opposite the Woolwich Ferry at 5 in the morni...
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On Stretford Station with a bit of our railway past

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It is 35 years since the last train ran from Stretford station which means that memories of a time before the tram will be fading Stret...
Friday, 29 May 2026

Down at West Point in 1911 before the Seymour Hotel ........ looking for the story of Jonathan Brown .... gardener and expert orchid grower

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Now the Seymour has passed into history and soon memories will fade that this was the last pub before the long dry walk along Upper Chorlto...