Saturday, 9 May 2026

When the bulldozer came to Beech Road ………… well almost

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I just missed the battle which if lost would have seen a swathe of properties from Crossland Road north across Beech Road and encompassing A...

Just how much we forget …………….. Manchester ……. 1964

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When you live in a place, it is easy to miss how it is changing. This is Piccadilly in 1964, and I can remember going in all of those s...
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As others saw us ........... Eltham in 1858 according to the Melville & Co's Directory

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Front cover of the Directory “Eltham is a small ancient but pleasant town and suburb of London adjoing Lee, eight miles S.E.from Lond...
Friday, 8 May 2026

OK let the Chorlton Arts Festival begin …….*

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Last night saw the launch of our own arts festival. It has been a feature of Chorlton’s cultural life for 24 years and yesterday evening’s e...

“Tonight I will go to sleep knowing that everyone I love will be safe” ......... May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe Day and “the end of the German War”

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Homecoming, Bellville, autumn 1945 “Tonight I will go to sleep knowing that everyone I love will be safe.” Even now that one line ent...

In Jubilee Cottages behind the High Street in the spring of 1851

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The High Street, with Fry's Buildings 1858-73 Jubilee Cottages were one of those places I wish I had been able to visit but I m...
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Mr. Taylor’s very old cottage ……….. on the edge of the meadows

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Now I am back with a familiar picture which has appeared before on the blog. Mr. Taylor's cottage, date unknown The caption just says, “...