Sunday, 16 August 2026

A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number 18, a map and what we have lost since 1907

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Continuing the story of Chorlton in just a paragraph. They are in no particular order, and have been selected purely at random. In j...
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Messages from the Royal Herbert to Nelson in Lancashire

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Now this photograph of the Royal Herbert will be familiar to many and it is one that I have featured countless times. But what makes th...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 37 ........ Market Place again

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This is another of those streets which has not only been forgotten but was lost forever in the redevelopment of the area on the northern si...
Saturday, 15 August 2026

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 10 Four Yards

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Now I was never much good at maths or for that matter being able to make judgments about distance. So I can’t say whether the dista...
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A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number 17, the lockup workshop

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Continuing the story of Chorlton in just a paragraph. They are in no particular order, and have been selected purely at random. Yo...
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Looking at some 18th century cottages on Avery Hill Road in New Eltham

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Now these properties I had no idea existed nor that there was anything this old along this part of New Eltham. So there you are a lit...
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Friday, 14 August 2026

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 8 the one with the umbrellas

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It's that short cut through that takes you from King Street to South King Street and of course it is the one with the umbrella...