Tuesday, 7 July 2026

When the larder is your history book ……..

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History comes in many shapes and sizes, and I have been thinking of many of those recipes I have picked up over the years which offer storie...

Elm Terrace ......... the picture and the story ...... Eltham High Street in 1905

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Now, I have to say that this row of terraced houses is not what you expect to see off the High Street. And I had to think for a few min...
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There is always another on the way …… travelling by bus to Chorlton Station

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I have Kevin Barker to thank for this picture. I am looking at two employees of Manchester Corporation posing for their photograph on route ...

A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number two ........ the tram terminus 1928

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A short series featuring objects which tell a story of Chorlton in just a few paragraphs and  a challenge for people to suggest some tha...
Monday, 6 July 2026

A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number one ...... a bridge across the Mersey 1816

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Now this will be a short series featuring objects which tell a story of Chorlton in just a paragraph and is also a challenge for people to ...
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Walking down the High Street sometime around 1907

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Now I can’t be sure when this picture was taken. The postmark records that it was sent at 11 am on September 20th 1907, but picture pos...
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Of trolley buses and a company called SELNEC

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The trolley bus never did much for me. They were much quieter than the bus or the old trams but they always made me feel ill.  I think i...
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