Andrew Simpson

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Sunday, 26 April 2026

Mornings at Manchester Jewish Museum …..

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The Manchester Jewish Museum * is one of my favourite places and has been since it opened in 1984 and is a place I regularly write about . ...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester ................ nu 53 Silver Street, a bus station and some nasty history

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Now this is Chorlton Street Bus Station in the 1960s and the image presents a bit of mystery, but more of that later. Chorlton Street B...
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Down at the Savoy Cinema in 1937 on Manchester Road watching Road to Glory

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Now back in the summer of 1937 I could have had three cinemas to choose from here in Chorlton and of these the most impressive was the Sav...
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Walking Woolwich and Eltham in 1948 … no 3

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Now I back with my copy of the Official Guide to Woolwich which was published by the council. It includes Eltham and Plumstead, and was the...
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Saturday, 25 April 2026

Your Arts Festival wants you ……

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To be more accurate you will want to be part of this year’s Chorlton Arts Festival. It runs from May 8 to May 21st encompasses all the arts ...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 6 Bootle Alley

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Now you could be forgiven for missing Bootle Alley which was always a very poor second to Bootle Street which twists up from Deansgate to M...

When we had a post office on Beech Road

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Now I am never surprised at what turns up on eBay, especially when my old friend David Harrop is involved. At Beech Road post office,...
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