Friday, 19 June 2026

Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester nu 43 ..... the three that became two

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Now anyone who knows the Salisbury will have passed James Leigh Street and its companion Cayley Street. James Leigh Street, 2016 And ...
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A bit of the “other side” of London life in 1851 ................. stories from Henry Mayhew

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"Of the thousand millions of human beings that are said to constitute  the population of the entire globe, there are – socially, moral...
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Gaze upon this tarry thing ... all you in Chorlton who want to be nostalgic

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Now I am never one to stop a good story, and remain fully aware that out there, some remain nostalgic about stone setts which were once a c...
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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...