Saturday, 16 May 2026

Looking for the lost ...... one street over time in Ancoats ..... no 5 “debris and desolation”

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The story of one street in Ancoats, and the people who lived and worked there.* Ancoats residents, 1920 Now I am a little closer to b...

Lost scenes of Well Hall

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Now this will be the last for a while of pictures of Eltham trams taken from that wonderful book on Eltham and Woolwich Tramways.* But ...

The case of the missing Domestic Servants ……………..

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Now it is one of those received pieces of historical truth, that the age of the domestic servant peeked in the early years of the 20th cent...
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Friday, 15 May 2026

Looking for the lost ...... one street over time in Ancoats ..... no 4 the school by Homer Street

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The story of one street in Ancoats, and the people who lived and worked there.* Homer Street was located just south of St Andrew’s Chu...

Painting Well Hall and Eltham ....... nu 3 Well Hall Cottages

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An occasional series featuring buildings and places I like and painted by Peter Topping. I have always been fascinated by Well Hall Cot...

The insurance clerk, the travelling salesmen and Mrs Buxton from the USA ....... a bit of Chorltonville in 1911

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Now every bit of Chorlton has its own story and Chorltonville is no exception. South Drive, 1913 Most people will know it began as a ...
Thursday, 14 May 2026

Two novels … one author ….. and the continuing story of John and Enriqueta Rylands

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We are now into day seven of our Arts Festival with another seven to go, and it just keeps giving, with a variety of different events spann...