Sunday, 31 May 2026

'Sixty Years of Hurt with David Baddiel' .... a fascinating story on the wireless today

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Despite not being interested in football, here is a series of broadcasts I have been drawn to. It is available on Saturdays and there after ...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 13 Old Bank Street

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Now I know that Old Bank Street is not lost and has not been forgotten. It is after all used by heaps of people every day taking the...

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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