Andrew Simpson
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Saturday, 29 August 2026
Treasures from Southern Cemetery ……………..
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Now there is a lot to say about Southern Cemetery and over the years I have done my fair share .* Memorial to Satinik Kouyoumjian, 2013 It w...
The Isle of Wight August 1970 ......... a concert and a lesson in what to remember for Chris and Marisa
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Now just for once I am not going to let the facts get in the way of the story which is another way of saying that I would rather keep my im...
Pictures from a family album, Dartford 1928
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I have to confess I am drawn to old family photographs. Nor does it matter that they are not my family. In fact very few of ours have...
Silly things to do on Beech Road ….. greeting the morning
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It’s not an original idea, and it’s something I have done before, but when you sit at the same spot every morning, you should always record ...
Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 34 Mallard Street
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It’s one of those little streets which run off Charles Street and which are cut short by the river and the railway viaduct. For most pe...
Painting Peckham ............. standing in a pub with no beer ....... the Carlton Tavern on Culmore Road
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Now it’s just one of those things that “there's nothing so lonesome, morbid or drear than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer.”* ...
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Friday, 28 August 2026
Manchester Victoria … more than just a railway station
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Manchester Victoria still retains that grandeur which allowed it once to boast it was the gateway to the north, Scotland and Ireland as well...
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