Andrew Simpson
Stories, people and events
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Treasures from Southern Cemetery ……………..
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Now there is a lot to say about Southern Cemetery and over the years I have done my fair share .* Memorial to Satinik Kouyoumjian, 2013 It w...
The Tale at Eltham …….
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Now I really wish I knew just what the “Tale at Eltham" was, but alas it is lost. Nor I suspect did anyone know just what had gone on i...
The woman in a shawl at the foot of Oliver Cromwell in the summer of 1914
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It’s the last of my Judge postcards. Like the others in the series which Fred Judge took in the summer of 1914 it has much going for ...
In celebration of Chorlton People ….. at our Library ... in August
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I am enjoying the library’s current series of exhibitions under the broad title of “Works of Art By Local People” . And starting in August t...
Friday, 31 July 2026
And if you want a station ….. we’ve got one to spare ….. Manchester Victoria Railway Station
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Now that’s a bit unfair because Manchester Victoria remains a busy and vital part of our rail network. But during the 1960s it did seem ec...
Cleaning the Town Hall …….. 1967
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Now for anyone who doesn’t remember the Town Hall when it still had nearly a century of Manchester soot and grime, here is the picture. ...
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Hardy, lonely outpost on the edge of the township
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Hardy is that bit of Chorlton-cum-Hardy that most people are vague about. It stretches east from the village and follows the river up...
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