Andrew Simpson

The story of one street in Ancoats, and the people who lived and worked there.* Ancoats residents, 1920 Now I am a little closer to b...

The story of one street in Ancoats, and the people who lived and worked there.* Homer Street was located just south of St Andrew’s Chu...

The story of one street in Ancoats, and the people who lived and worked there. North of the river, 1819 Homer Street was located jus...

Now I would like to think that one of these young people could be Ethel Ward. Students at St Andrews School, 1920 She was living wi...

You won’t find Homer Street. St Andrew's School, 1910 It disappeared sometime between 1934 and 1938 and I guess was part of an ea...

The  story of one street in Ancoats, and the people who lived and worked there. Where Homer Street was, 2017 Now this is Homer Stree...

And with it came more than a bit of culinary history and a reminder of Ancoats in the 19th century. The vegetarian platter But first the foo...

Now the box was not strictly speaking a food parcel, more an Italian selection box, and as such should really be described as a hamper. ...