Saturday, 10 October 2026

On becoming your dad

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I have become my dad which I suppose is not that surprising really. It is less the physical appearance although that is clearly there i...

Nostalgia ….. penny ago ….. memories of a past Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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These are pictures of our Lych Gate on the green. 1979 They were taken in the winter of 1979, although I am well prepared to accept a date i...

The canal, some lost buildings and a moment from 1978

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  This is Canal Street in 1978, and for me and those friends who went to the old College of Commerce it is  familiar scene. Canal Street and...
Friday, 9 October 2026

Miss Earlsome .... her romantic Valentine ..... and a fine row of houses ..... Oxford Street 1819

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 I am a romantic and always have been, so the sight of a 19th century Valentine letter was all I needed to start a story. That romantic poem...

Beech Road on Jubilee day May 6 1935

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What I like about this picture of Beech Road in May 1935 is that it wasn’t taken by a professional but by someone I know.  Marjorie Ho...

Sandcastles and deck chairs beside the River Thames at the Tower of London

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It is one of those odd things about growing old that you do begin to question your own memories. I was telling a friend about building ...

Stories of demolition part 2 ……. Manchester 1971

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Sometimes you come across a picture which is not  just a record of an event, but offers up so much more. So here we are with an unnamed buil...