Andrew Simpson

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Showing posts with label Ancoats in the 1850s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ancoats in the 1850s. Show all posts
Monday, 15 June 2026

Pushing water up a hill …… looking for Mr. Mills in 1851

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  Sometimes you know you are on a loser, but a mix of curiosity and a bit of stubbornness allied to the sheer fascination of digging deep in...
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Sunday, 17 May 2026

The lives behind the doors ….. numbers 2-14 St Andrew’s Square

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Now, it has become quite popular to take a house and tell its story over time. St Andrew's Square, 1849 Long before a certain television...
Wednesday, 20 August 2025

The Prince’s of Loom Street ……. lost streets of Manchester no. 97

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History has not been kind to Loom Street in Ancoats or for that matter Naval Street, Cotton Street and Elizabeth Street. Cotton Street, 2023...
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Saturday, 5 October 2024

It ain’t da Vinci …… travels through Ancoats and the canal they stole

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An occasional series looking at the less well executed pieces of street art. It ain't da Vinci, Radium Street, 2023 Well, that is how th...
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