Andrew Simpson
Stories, people and events
Thursday, 13 August 2026
A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number 15 a barrage balloon
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Continuing the story of Chorlton in just a paragraph. They are in no particular order, and have been selected purely at random. It was ...
Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 7 County Street
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This is County Street which is so unremarkable that it’s another of those narrow side streets not even worth a glance. County Street, 2...
The Parade Pickford Lane, Bexleyheath
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Now I don’t have a date for this picture, but I bet there will be someone who does. And I hope will also have some stories to tell us. ...
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
A history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number 14, petrol pumps on Claude Road
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Continuing the story of Chorlton in just a paragraph. They are in no particular order, and have been selected purely at random. It was...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 5 Bow Lane
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Now I am not surprised that Bow Lane rarely features in the street directories. These were the books which were issued annually from ...
This really is the last of Sidcup in 1961
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Well just when I thought I wouldn’t post another Sidcup picture, here is the last in the series from Tuck and Sons. They were marketing...
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Tuesday, 11 August 2026
The mob in Didsbury in 1793 …………… opposing progress and the ideas of the day
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January 1793 was an uncertain time across the country. Didsbury in 1853 The weather was unseeingly cold, the harvest had been poor,...
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