Thursday, 18 June 2026

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 32 ............... Smithy Lane

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Now until last week I had never explored Smithy Lane. It is pretty easy to miss added to which it is not the most inviting of places. ...

Of floods and weirs and peaceful places, on the edge of Turn Moss

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The weir in 1915 I really don’t do enough pictures on the blog and rarely do those then and now sort of stories .  So here with the he...
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Looking at the Well Hall we have lost, Nell Gwynne's Cottages, 1908

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Now I never tire of writing about Well Hall and in particular during the mid 19th century. This will always be one of those fascinating...
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Choose your friends ....The Delian League ....power politics in 5th century Greece on the wireless

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Now this is one I am going to listen to. Hoplite 5th century, 2018 It's the latest offer from In Our Time on BBC Radio 4. "Misha Gl...
Wednesday, 17 June 2026

The tram stop …. a poem ….. and Adlestrop

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Yesterday I was at Navigation Road, that tram stop and railway station on the line from Manchester to Altrincham and beyond. The day was hot...

The Art of the 1970’s ….

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It’s one of those decades that doesn’t always get a good press. Floral tea tray, circa 1974 For some it is the time of loons, lava lamps, me...
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Walking the northern boundary of Rent Meadow in the summer of 1848 …………

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Now , it is always fascinating to take a spot you know well, and try and think it back to a time before now. Looking out towards Chorlt...
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