Thursday, 28 May 2026

Scenes from a lost Chorlton, Claude Road in 1964

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Now the old petrol pump stood at the point where Claude Road does a right turn before meeting Reynard Road and running off into the Ville...
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Greenwich Park, the moment a full 53 years ago .......... nu 1 the walk

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It will be a full 55 years ago but the memory of that walk through Greenwich Park on a Saturday in September 1971 has never left me. I...
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Wednesday, 27 May 2026

When the tower of tyres ....... left our Rec

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So farewell that tower of tyres, You were a constant feature of the Rec.  And while some may have castigated your presence As a blot on the ...
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523 Barlow Moor Road back in 1961

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The Stables, 1961 The recent past is a time I take for granted.  I guess for some of us this is because it really doesn’t seem histor...

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 41 ........ down Bridge Street and off to the left

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Turning off Bridge Street ........ Now here is one of those little twisty streets I had never explored. If I am honest I didn’t even ...

Greenwich Park, and a moment a full 45 years ago .......... nu 3 the Town Hall

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It will be a full 55 years ago but the memory of that walk through Greenwich Park on a Saturday in September 1971 has never left me. I ...
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Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Growing up in Chorlton in the 1940s at 523 Barlow Moor Road

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Now 523 Barlow Moor Road still stands today although with additions at the rear it has become a property of multi occupancy. But for mo...