Monday, 13 July 2026

A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number 8 ....... a railway ticket circa 1920

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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 are pe...
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Taking the curve into Shude Hill ………….

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Now I am a fan of our tram network, and I never tire of watching them move across the city at a stately pace, taking the curves and twists b...

Lost and forgotten streets of Eltham …… no. 1 Elizabeth Terrace

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I don’t think I ever took a short cut and walked down Elizabeth Terrace. Elizabeth Terrace between Boots and W. H. Smith, 2014 It’s that uni...
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Sunday, 12 July 2026

Fires over Oldham .... July 2026

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I woke to the distinctive smell of smoke this morning.    "Fires in the distance", 2018 It had been there last night and at the ti...

A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number 7 ....... a plough 1894

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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 tha...
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Eltham Park Railway Station ........ the one I never visited

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So, despite living in Eltham for an important chunk of my childhood I never visited Eltham Park Railway Station. Eltham Park Railway Station...
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On borrowed time, with tram car 562 in the summer of 1938

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  I do have to say that this is one of my favourites from the collection not least because there is so much going on in the picture. ...
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