Andrew Simpson

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Saturday, 5 September 2026

What was lost ….. is found

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“We have just found a box of old photos at 515-521 Barlow Moor Road; I haven’t had a good look at them yet .... but I immediately thought yo...

On the green circa 1898

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It’s a picture I have shown before, but is well worth a second look. The caption suggests a date around 1898, arguing that this “Princ...

Playing on the Nine Fields, all the way from Well Hall to Kidbrooke

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Kidbrook Lane in 1872 with the Nine Fields to the north Now I know there will be people who know of the existence of the Nine Fields ju...

Catching the bus ……….. 1967

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Despite all my efforts, I have no idea where we are, but as the following images in the collection are from Collyhurst, I am guessing that ...
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Friday, 4 September 2026

That mystery house on Beech Road ........

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Now number 121 Beech Road vanished a long time ago. Hunts Croft, circa, 1960s It was one of our more elegant early 19th century prope...
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A Labour candidate ......the Beswick Co-op store ..... and a day in 1967

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Now I wonder if Reg, the Labour candidate was successful. He was the Labour Party candidate in the by-election held on Thursday June 24...
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Eltham from the pen of Llwyd Roberts ....... nu 3 the old Brewery 1929

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Now I am a great fan of the work of Mr Llwyd Roberts. He was during the 1930s our artist in residence and during that time produced a h...
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