Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Lost Woolwich .......... no 3 relaxing in the allotments 1905

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Now of all the places I knew in my youth I have to say Woolwich is one of those that has  undergone some of the most radical change. So...
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One canal …… 18 pictures ……. 47 or so years ago …… walking the Rochdale in 1979

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A short series bringing together for the first time pictures I took walking the Rochdale Canal from Princess Street to the Castlefield Bas...

Chorlton's own radical ... Thomas Walker

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This is the story of Thomas Walker one time pillar of Manchester society but also a radical politician who campaigned for the abolition of ...
Tuesday, 29 September 2026

The day I lost a Chorlton Chartist

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Well to be more accurate, it was more the day I invented one who never was.  It all looked so good.  In the June of 1847 Alexander Som...

On discovering Woolwich

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I have very fond memories of Woolwich. Washing prawns, 1979 It was a place that I was quite late in visiting  which is a bit daft since we...

One canal …… 18 pictures ……. 47 or so years ago …… walking the Rochdale in 1979

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A short series bringing together for the first time pictures I took walking the Rochdale Canal from Princess Street to the Castlefield Basi...
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Monday, 28 September 2026

Walking the River ......... the scenic route

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A short series taken from one day when I walked along the River. Back then the Thames was still a place to to earn a wage and watch a...