Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Walkng the streets of Manchester in 1830 in the company of J. T. Slugg and in search of Antonio Preduzzi.

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St Ann's Church, 1793 I am on the streets of Manchester in the early 1830s in the company of J T Slugg* and in search of Antonio P...
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A chance photograph, some demolished houses, a lost Chorlton road and a lesson in always carrying a camera

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It is one of those curious things that it is often the most recent history that goes unrecorded. I must have walked down Ransfield Roa...
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On Shooters Hill with Mrs Craven and George Field in the June of 1841

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I have decided to head north of Well Hall to Shooters Hill in search of a story.  Back in the 1830s and 40s, it was a mixed bunch of th...
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Platt Abbey … another story by Tony Goulding

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A friend’s request has prompted me to research the history of this building which stood on the plot of land opposite the side view of Platt ...
Monday, 3 August 2026

Withy Grove Records ….. one building on Thomas Street … and John and Betsy Greenwood

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 I am standing outside number 5 Thomas Street thinking of going into Withy Grove Records which will be a treat. Withy Grove Records, 2026 I ...

Taking Eminent Victorians for granted ……. statues

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Now the debate on who we continue to commemorate from the last three centuries rolls on and rightly so. Prince Albert ..... thinking of Vict...
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Buying that armchair and bed from M E Coupe on the corner of Wilbraham Road in 1985

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Now I am never surprised at the interest shown in photographs of Chorlton in the recent past. In many ways they are more interesting...