Thursday, 4 June 2026

“Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye ......... stories of the Whalley Hotel

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“Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye It is one of those headlines that you just can’t miss. “Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye appear...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 42 ......... Bunsen Street the one that changed its name and was stolen

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Now even I have to admit that perhaps I have just gone off on one with the title, but it’s true, Bunsen Street was Bennet Street and someti...

When pop music was Saturday Club at home in Well Hall

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Saturday Club on the Light Programme still has the power to invoke fond memories. Now if you are my generation, born in the decade afte...
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Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Porridge …. a bit of history …. and a riposte to a chum

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Now I have to say over the decades porridge has never really shaken my tree. Today I had porridge, 2026 Like our dad my go to breakfast was ...
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On the turn of a sixpence, the continuing story of Manley Hall and Sam Mendel

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The Hall in 1879 Yesterday I was pondering a visit to Manley Hall in the June of 1879.* This had been the grand home of Samuel Mend...
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Scholes Square ….. fifty-one of its residents …. and a bit of Manchester’s past

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  You won’t find Scholes Square today. Scholes Square, 1908 I only came across it by accident when looking for pictures of London Road on Ma...

The not so different bits of where we live, part 2 ............. Greenwich

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Now I am always intrigued at those more recent photographs of where we live. So while pictures from the late 19th and early 20th centur...