Friday, 31 July 2026

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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Walking Well Hall Lane in 1843, all fields and not a lot else

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I am back in Well Hall, or to be more accurate just north of what was Well Hall House and heading north through what is now the Progress ...
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Thursday, 30 July 2026

And if you want a station ….. we’ve got one to spare ….. Manchester Victoria

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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...

Lost in memories in Albert Square …..

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How easy it is to find and post images of Manchester before now. But how much better to post an image you took and share it along with the m...
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An invitation to the church do and the story of Peter Wakeman

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The invitation  Until a few days ago I had no idea that Peter Wakenham ever existed, but he did and he has left an interesting paper t...

Looking out on one of our farms from our house on Beech Road

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I have always been fascinated by the Bowling Green Farm which stood on what is now the junction of Beech Road and Beaumont Road. The Bo...
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