Thursday, 16 July 2026

Walking along the High Street in 1908, calling in for a pint and a packet of sweets

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Walking down the south side of the High Street in 1909 So this is a walk down the southern side of the High Street in 1908 or 1909. N...

Henry Hunt ………. “and the Manchester Monument to Perpetuate His Memory”

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I am back with Henry “Orator” Hunt who the Chartist newspaper described as the “one of the most bold, most strenuous , most disinterested a...

A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number 11 ....... the Lych Gate and Jubilee 1887

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 A short series featuring objects which tell a story of Chorlton in just a paragraph and  a challenge for people to suggest some that a...

See here the villains of the piece …….. trolley buses and motor buses kill off the tram

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Now I have no love for the trolley bus ……… and remember too many journeys where I felt ill soon after we boarded. I think it was a co...

Who stole Alton Towers?

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Today I was reminded by my old Facebook chum Bill Summers of that house on Edge Lane called Alton Towers. Alton Towers, 1907 Like him I have...
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Turning back the hands of time ………… the ink pot

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I have no idea of the age or origin of the carved bird’s head. It has just always been part of my life, first as a child growing up in ...
Wednesday, 15 July 2026

That first cinema at the top of Eltham High Street

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This is the Eltham Cinema and was on the corner of the High Street and Westmount Road. Eltham Cinema, circa 1913 It was opened in 191...